Trump accused China of an 'election security nightmare' but then undercut his own warning

Less than two weeks after accusing China of carrying out an "unprecedented election security nightmare," President Donald Trump has not changed his posture toward Beijing and is moving ahead with plans to host Chinese President Xi Jinping in September."This data loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare," Trump said in a July 16 address. "The intelligence even shows that China assigned a data exploitation unit specifically to this new project."Intelligence officials, he said, "worked to actively suppress and downplay information about the extent of China’s sinister election meddling."TRUMP’S UPBEAT CHINA MESSAGE COLLIDES WITH DEEPENING BEIJING RIVALRYTrump did not claim China changed votes or altered election results.