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WASHINGTON \u2013 President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines<\/a>, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s fixation on his loss to Democrat Joe Biden six years ago and the long-debunked theories he\u2019s circulated about it are something he still brings up regularly when discussing other subjects. But elevating the deeply political and conspiratorial topics to a presidential primetime address underscores the lengths to which Trump has used his second term to both blow past norms and fixate on old grievances.<\/p>\n

Trump has offered only vague details about the address, scheduled for 9 p.m. When asked by a reporter on Tuesday if it would concern \u201celection machines and integrity,\u201d Trump said it would \u201cconcern that subject\u201d and \u201cwe\u2019ll have a couple of other things to say also.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that he has \u201creally, really big news and our country has to shape up. But that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to be talking about Thursday.\u201d He added that \u201cit doesn\u2019t get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don\u2019t have a country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Trump\u2019s comments, the White House on Wednesday suggested that the content of the speech could change.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs usual, anonymous sources are speculating about what President Trump will say during his speech on Thursday evening. The truth is, nobody knows yet what President Trump will ultimately say, which is why everyone should tune in,\u201d White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Primetime presidential addresses are typically reserved for major milestones or nationally significant events.<\/p>\n

Trump last did it in April to speak on the Iran war, a month after it started<\/a>. He said then that the U.S.<\/a> would accomplish its objectives \u201cvery shortly\u201d and that \u201cthe hard part is done, so it should be easy.\u201d The war, however, has dragged on and strikes between the U.S. and Iran have intensified this week.<\/p>\n

Trump also delivered a politically charged primetime speech in December<\/a> in which he sought to blame the challenging economic climate on Democrats.<\/p>\n

It was not clear if TV networks were planning to air the speech, or to what extent. Messages to ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News and MS NOW asking about coverage plans were not immediately returned.<\/p>\n

Democrats warned that Trump was trying to revive false claims of past stolen elections in order to delegitimize the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, in which Trump\u2019s Republican Party is facing headwinds.<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow night, Trump is going to use a primetime address to stoke misleading claims about our elections in order to justify interfering in our midterms. It\u2019s on all of us to follow the facts and not accept his constant stream of misdirections and lies,\u201d Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump is again trying to drum up baseless election conspiracies ahead of the November elections,\u201d New Jersey Democratic Sen. Andy Kim said in a post on X. \u201cAmericans are tired of endless war, skyrocketing gas prices, and a president that isn\u2019t looking out for them. Voters will make their voices heard, whether Trump wants them to or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance bristled when asked if he\u2019d encourage Trump in his Thursday remarks to stay focused on November\u2019s midterm elections rather than relitigate past elections. \u201c’The unfounded claims,’\u201d Vance said, repeating the reporter’s language. “You\u2019re basically assuming an answer in the very question that you ask.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president is going to talk about a number of things tomorrow night. I\u2019m obviously not going to get ahead of his remarks,\u201d Vance said. \u201cBut we can talk about a number of the American people\u2019s problems. We can solve a number of the American people\u2019s problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters that he doesn\u2019t know what Trump is going to say. \u201cBut,” he said, “the only thing I can tell you is that we are focused on the 2026 election, at least I am, and I think most of my colleagues are.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick and Will Weissert in Washington and Jocelyn Noveck in New York contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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