'Shadow government': Trump claims intel community bragged about hiding Chinese meddling

President Donald Trump accused the U.S. intelligence community of operating a 'shadow government' to conceal evidence of China's influence campaign on U.S. elections, citing declassified emails showing internal disputes over how to characterize Beijing's activities. Trump highlighted an email from an NSA analyst suggesting they 'massaged' a presidential daily brief to avoid linking China's actions directly to elections, and urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act to strengthen election security.