Trump Exposes CCP Election Interference; US Cities Top Pollution Charts With Wildfire Smoke | NTD Good Morning (July 17)

President Donald Trump, in a primetime address on July 16, announced the declassification of information that he said reveals large-scale Chinese hacking of U.S. voter information. “Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,” he said.

Officials in several U.S. cities are urging people to stay indoors as smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada continues to blanket the United States from the upper Midwest to the Northeast. Detroit, Minneapolis, and Chicago ranked among the world’s most polluted major cities on Thursday because of smoke. Forecasters say the thickest smoke is expected through Saturday, with gradual improvement possible by the end of the weekend if the wind shifts and rain arrives.

U.S. forces have carried out a sixth consecutive night of strikes targeting Iranian military sites, including air defense systems, logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities. U.S. Central Command says the strikes are aimed at further degrading Iran’s military capabilities and responding to recent attacks on commercial shipping. U.S. Marines also boarded an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.