The Chinese Communist government has hired journalists to produce articles that denigrated President Donald Trump.
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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
The claim that China hired journalists to write articles denigrating Trump rests on Trump's own assertion and a declassified CIA memo that some sources describe as alleging China sought to identify and encourage critical coverage, not that it paid anyone.
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… we, you know, we can't have the Communist Chinese government infiltrating our intelligence agencies and our elections and expect to have a legitimate election. And the other thing, Steve, that we haven't mentioned, but just I'll throw in there, is that there are several documents that show that they had hired journalists to produce our, ah, um, articles that denigrated the President. So, ah, that is just, ah, you know, we can't have this type of situation. It seems like to me, the Chinese Communist government has done to America what the CIA did to other countries in terms of influence, influencing their elections. …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. An Orlando Sentinel editorial states that while China sought to influence the 2020 election, there is no evidence that journalists were paid to write negative articles about Trump.[1]
Contradicts. Former U.S. intelligence officials wrote that the memo 'is probably a cherry-picked compilation' of genuine CIA raw reporting, and the memo's summary is redacted and undated.[2]
Supports. A declassified CIA memo, as described by Shore News Network, alleges China sought to identify U.S. journalists who had written critically about Trump and to encourage additional negative coverage.[3]
Context. Trump made the payment claim in a July 2026 address and provided no specific evidence, while China's foreign ministry called the allegations fabricated and groundless.[4][5][6]
Context. Newsweek's review of the White House-posted documents found no evidence that foreign interference altered any election outcome, though it did not specifically address payments to journalists.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 7 not rated
- 1Editorial: When leaders shift blame, be waryorlandosentinel.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2Hundreds of ex-CIA officials question memo behind Trump's Chinese election interference claimsuk.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Declassified CIA Memo Says China Paid U.S. Media to Undermine Trump in 2020shorenewsnetwork.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Trump claims Beijing bribed US journalists to publish negative stories targeting himfirstpost.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated ...scmp.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Watch: China Paid Journalists Big Money To Slander Me, ...tippinsights.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Trump Election Documents Reveal China, Russia Targeted ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
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