President Donald Trump has scheduled a rare primetime address to the nation later this week, fueling widespread speculation about what the White House is preparing to reveal.
The announcement comes as reports indicate the administration is preparing to release previously classified intelligence, though officials have not yet publicly disclosed the documents or confirmed exactly what they contain.
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Trump announced Monday on Truth Social that he “will be making a Speech to the Nation on Thursday evening, at 9 P.M. Eastern,” but did not initially provide any details about the subject of the address.
Shortly afterward, CNBC, citing an MS NOW report based on two unnamed White House officials, reported that Trump is expected to announce that newly declassified intelligence reports reveal a foreign nation’s plans to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
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According to the report, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, FBI Director Kash Patel and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are expected to join the president during the address.
The White House has not publicly confirmed the reported subject of the speech beyond Trump’s announcement that he will address the nation.
The report also comes as MS NOW, again citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter, said a White House task force reviewing thousands of pages of classified intelligence and law enforcement records is expected to begin releasing documents within the coming weeks.
The task force has reportedly been examining material related to alleged irregularities and foreign influence efforts connected to U.S. elections.
Trump has consistently maintained that the 2020 presidential election was tainted by widespread fraud and other irregularities, despite numerous court rulings rejecting challenges to the election results.
Election security has remained one of the central issues of Trump’s second administration.
He has repeatedly urged Congress to pass the SAVE Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and would establish additional voter identification requirements.
If the administration releases new intelligence or declassified records Thursday, it would represent one of the most significant public disclosures related to the 2020 election since Trump returned to office.
At the same time, many questions remain unanswered because the underlying documents have not yet been made public.
A 2021 assessment by the U.S. intelligence community concluded that it found no evidence any foreign government altered voting systems, ballots, vote tabulation or official election results during the 2020 election.
That assessment did conclude that Russia conducted influence operations intended to benefit Trump and undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process, while Iran carried out influence efforts intended to damage Trump’s candidacy. It also found that China considered conducting influence operations but ultimately decided against attempting to affect the election’s outcome.
The assessment was prepared by the National Intelligence Council with contributions from the CIA, FBI, National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security and other intelligence agencies.
Whether the newly declassified material cited in Monday’s report provides additional context, reaches different conclusions or addresses information not previously made public remains unknown until the documents themselves are released, Newsmax reported.
🔥HOLY SHIT🔥
The MSM are reporting that Trump’s address to the nation on Thursday is about FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN THE 2020 ELECTION!
This is related to the raid in Fulton County!!!
Trump will be joined by Ratcliffe of the CIA, Patel of the FBI, Pulte of the DNI, and Mullin of… pic.twitter.com/Iy0yo08fWd
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) July 13, 2026
Trump’s address is scheduled for Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern. Until then, the reported contents of the declassified intelligence remain based on information provided by unnamed administration officials, and the public has not yet had an opportunity to review the underlying records.
If those documents are released Thursday night, they are likely to become the focus of immediate scrutiny by lawmakers, intelligence officials and election experts, as well as the broader public.
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