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US Democrats prepare to counter any Trump claim of foreign meddling in midterms

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Li, H. (2026, October 30). US Democrats prepare to counter any Trump claim of foreign meddling in midterms. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/us/us-elections/article/3372799/us-democrats-prepare-counter-any-trump-claim-foreign-meddling-midterms

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Han Li

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US Democrats are preparing to address any potential claims from President Trump regarding foreign interference in the upcoming midterm elections. Despite this preparation, lawmakers acknowledge that there is currently no evidence indicating that any country has attempted to interfere with voting or vote counting processes. Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, a key Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, stated on October 27 that intelligence assessments continue to show no signs of adversaries targeting the physical infrastructure or vote tallying systems in American elections.
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The US Democrats are preparing to counter any claims by former President Trump about foreign interference in the upcoming midterm elections. On October 27, Representative Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee from Connecticut, stated that there is no evidence of any adversary attempting to interfere with voting or vote counting infrastructure. Democrats continue to rely on assessments from the intelligence community indicating a lack of meddling by foreign entities in US election systems.

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“We continue to see nothing to contradict the long-standing assessment by the [intelligence community] that no adversary has attempted to interfere with the physical infrastructure or vote counting of our elections,” Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement on October 27.
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2026-10-31 · South China Morning Post
US Democrats prepare to counter any Trump claim of foreign meddling in midterms · mixed framing

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US Democrats prepare to counter any Trump claim of foreign meddling in midterms US lawmakers ready for any accusations, although they admit to having seen no sign of any country interfering with voting or vote counting uncertain
country → prepare → voting
“We continue to see nothing to contradict the long-standing assessment by the [intelligence community] that no adversary has attempted to interfere with the physical infrastructure or vote counting of our elections,” Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement on October 27. asserted
Himes → continue → October
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