STATEMENT: Rep. Dave Min on Trump’s National Address

July 16, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. — Representative Dave Min (CA-47) released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s national address: “Donald Trump will go on TV later today and if reports are correct, he will once again try to rewrite the history of the 2020 election, the latest salvo in a sustained, coordinated 'Big Lie' to undermine Americans' faith in our democracy and, perhaps, to lay the groundwork for trying to steal the 2026 and 2028 elections ahead of us. “Since returning to office in January 2025, Trump has clearly followed the authoritarian playbook laid out by despots like Putin, Erdoğan, and Chávez. His renewed claim that the 2020 election was rigged—presumably to justify stealing the 2026 midterms and future elections—is his latest desperate attempt to upend our democracy. “The facts are clear. Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud have been repeatedly and definitively debunked by Republican and Democratic election officials, national security leaders, and dozens of courts—including judges he has appointed. His campaign filed more than 60 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election and failed to produce evidence sufficient to overturn the results. Federal election security officials called the 2020 election ‘the most secure in American history.’ “Our democracy depends on more than elections alone. It depends on the Constitution, the peaceful transfer of power, and the principle that the American people—not politicians—choose their leaders.” ###