India, July 17 -- President Donald Trump used a nationally televised primetime address from the White House on Thursday night to highlight his administration's economic record, defend ongoing US military operations in Iran, and unveil what he described as newly declassified intelligence related to the 2020 election. Speaking just months before the US midterm elections, Trump claimed the documents expose major weaknesses in America's election infrastructure and alleged that China attempted to influence the election while key intelligence findings were hidden from both him and the public.

The speech immediately triggered political debate over election security, foreign interference and the administration's handling of classified intelligen...