Trump softens tone on alleged China election meddling before Rubio-Wang talks

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was asked whether he planned to impose consequences on Beijing over allegations his administration raised last week regarding Chinese meddling in the 2020 presidential election.

The prominence of Russia in the newly declassified documents — and Mr. Trump’s relative silence about the country during his address — was only the latest reminder of how the president has often sought to twist U.S. intelligence to support his falsehoods about elections he has run in.