Pourquoi Trump essaie-t-il de déclencher une nouvelle guerre contre la Chine ? Larry C. Johnson

Why is Trump Trying to Start a New War with China?

17 July 2026 by Larry C. Johnson

Trump, in the midst of a rapidly escalating war with Iran, had nothing better to do on Thursday night than launch a verbal attack on China for alleged meddling in the 2020 election. Now let me state up front that I believe the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, but it was not because of foreign influence. It was good old fashioned ballot stuffing. In fact, Trump’s own DOJ and the FBI have been gathering evidence in Georgia that is likely to confirm that Georgia defrauded Trump. But that’s another story for another day.

Tonight, Thursday, Trump gave a roughly 30-minute primetime address from the East Room and made the following claims:

Voter file theft. Trump said voter registration files in 18 states, totaling 220 million voter files, were “bought, stolen, or hacked by China,” and that China “carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history.” The files, he said, included names, addresses, and political affiliations. He called it an “unprecedented election security nightmare.” He attributed the intelligence to a White House task force and the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

Ballot manufacturing. He claimed Chinese meddling activities “included an attempt to manufacture illegal ballots” for Biden.

Cover-up. He said the “deep state” worked to hide the “extent of China’s sinister election meddling,” and that the intelligence community did not previously inform the White House or Congress about the hack.

Motive. He claimed China did not want him to win reelection — “They fought like hell not to have a Donald Trump to win” — and suggested Chinese meddling put Biden in office.

Machines. He said forthcoming documents would show foreign nations and groups had the ability to modify the behavior and information collected by electronic voting machines. He also revived unproven claims that Venezuela sought to tinker with American elections.

But note what he did not claim and cannot prove — i.e., that China printed ballots with Biden pre-selected and stuffed those ballots into several states, which gave the victory to Biden. Good Lord!! What a load of horse manure. Not a single piece of evidence that China inserted votes or manipulated votes, yet many who watched Trump came away convinced that China is the enemy and must be dealt with harshly. What Trump did tonight is one of the most ghastly examples of propaganda designed to stir up enmity.

At a time when the US is utterly dependent on China for rare-earth minerals Trump decided it was a good time to insult them and threaten them. I had thought that Trump had reached the nadir when it comes to diplomacy… Color me wrong, he achieved a new low with this. I would not be surprised if China doubles-down on its support for Iran in order to ensure the US suffers a humiliating defeat

Lots to talk about today. Danny and I discussed the challenges confronting the US in trying to open the Strait of Hormuz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MALxw3Kj2OU