Trump refuses to rule out troops or ICE at polls: ‘I’d do anything necessary’
Trump said he would do anything necessary to ensure honest elections as the RNC said it has deployed poll watchers in 17 states.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump refused to rule out deploying National Guard soldiers or Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to voting locations during November's midterm elections, despite lacking legal authority.
- The Republican National Committee confirmed it has deployed staff to 17 states to serve as "poll watchers" and "election observers" as part of a strategy to maintain control of Congress during the midterms.
- Trump previously announced an "Election Integrity Army" nationwide, invoking debunked claims that his 2024 victory over Kamala Harris relied on poll watchers preserving the "sanctity of each legal vote."
- Critics warned the deployment risks voter intimidation; podcaster Tommy Vietor said such tactics will be "shoved down Republicans' throats during the 2026 midterms" as election-denial conspiracies spread.
- When pressed directly, Trump stated he would "do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections," while the RNC simultaneously pursues legal strategies on redistricting nationwide.
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Trump Alludes to Ominous Plans When Asked About ICE At the Polls
While administration officials went from side-stepping the question to openly embracing the potential that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers might be being deployed (illegally) to polling places in November, President Trump himself has yet to speak on the topic — whether by design, as ICE’s popularity plummeted earlier this year, or not.
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Trump continues to falsely claim his 2020 election loss was the result of ‘fraud’ and often suggests that the only way his party can lose is through Democratic misconduct
Trump Refuses To Rule Out Sending Troops To The Polls
Democracy Docket reports: President Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying troops or federal agents to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, he said in comments to journalists Tuesday. “I’d do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections,” Trump said. “We have to have honest elections.” His comments came in response to PBS Newshour correspondent Liz Landers, who asked whether the president would send the National Guard or I…
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