{"id":362197,"date":"2026-07-17T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trumps-allegations-of-chinese-election-meddling-could-be-a-ploy-to-sway-the-midterms-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:00:45","slug":"why-trumps-allegations-of-chinese-election-meddling-could-be-a-ploy-to-sway-the-midterms-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trumps-allegations-of-chinese-election-meddling-could-be-a-ploy-to-sway-the-midterms-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump&#8217;s allegations of Chinese election meddling could be a ploy to sway the midterms | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/p61MUFMEy2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Trump's allegations of Chinese election meddling could be a ploy to sway the midterms | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p61MUFMEy2U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Three months before the US midterm elections, President Donald Trump has repeated allegations he says justify changes to voting regulations. The world has heard this before, but why is he returning to this topic now? Our expert, Scott Lucas from University College Dublin, fears the president is setting the stage for more dramatic action.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Trump calls for tighter federal voting rules<br \/>\n0:51 Scott Lucas, explains Trump&#8217;s political intentions in claiming Chinese election interference, to put his thumb on his scale for the midterms<br \/>\n2:39 Lin Jian, Chinese Ministry spokesperson, responds to Trump&#8217;s allegations of election interference<br \/>\n3:06 China rejects Trump&#8217;s claims: In fall 2020, US intel agencies said China had considered meddling in US elections but then decided not to<br \/>\n5:54 Trump&#8217;s low approval rating according to an IPSOS poll<br \/>\n6:39 Trump on legal and illegal votes<br \/>\n10:02 What might happen in the November midterms?<br \/>\n#dwnews <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three months before the US midterm elections, President Donald Trump has repeated allegations he says justify changes to voting regulations. The world has heard this before, but why is he returning to this topic now? Our expert, Scott Lucas from University College Dublin, fears the president is setting the stage for more dramatic action. 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