DOUG SCHOEN: Trump put 2026 election officials on notice. Now he needs a clear agenda
Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process. While the president specifically singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, I would argue that our concern must be global.Yes, of course, the president’s allegations about the People’s Republic of China not only need to be taken seriously; they need to be followed up on — by law enforcement and both chambers of Congress.
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Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process. While the president specifically singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, I would argue that our concern must be global.Yes, of course, the president’s allegations about the People’s Republic of China not only need to be taken seriously; they need to be followed up on — by law enforcement and both chambers of Congress. Indeed, the issue is not only whether foreign actors were able to rig the outcome of an election, but also whether malign actors, wherever they come from, attempted to intrude upon or influence a process that must remain sacrosanct.What the president’s speech did not accomplish — nor, I believe, was that its main goal — was to influence the outcome of the midterm elections through a sustained policy argument. He did speak at the beginning of his address about economic growth, lower inflation and a stock market that has hit record highs.
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- Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process. While the president specifically singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, I would argue that our concern must be global.Yes, of course, the president’s allegations about the People’s Republic of China not only need to be taken seriously; they need to be followed up on — by law enforcement and both chambers of Congress.
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