The president promised major revelations on election integrity but largely revived familiar claims of fraud, criticized media outlets and urged passage of legislation that would curtail voting.
In a roughly 27-minute speech, the president revisited many of the grievances about voting he has regularly discussed and posted about for years.
Senate Republicans have said repeatedly that the bill does not have enough support to pass.
The president has called the issue crucial. Democrats say he is recycling debunked claims.
The speech marks the president’s latest push to deny his 2020 election loss and rally support for stricter voter ID and citizenship rules.
The move opens an unprecedented new way the president could profit from his office.
A White House teleprompter operator has been placed on unpaid leave after his online prediction market activity, which showed he was placing wagers related to President Donald Trump’s public remarks, was flagged to federal regulators.
Democratic candidates are raising more money than Republicans in key Senate races, and Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) has the most money at his disposal at $42 million.
He has been intently focused on this and is expected to address the nation on it.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) said the earliest a committee vote would occur is in two weeks.