President's Daily Brief

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. public perceptions, citing declassified emails showing internal disputes over characterizing Beijing's activities. Trump highlighted the release of intelligence to push for passage of the SAVE America Act, which aims to tighten election security measures, though the bill stalled in the Senate.

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.