US Military Has No Plans to Send Troops to the Polls in November, Top General Says
Gen. Dan Caine said the Joint Force has no plans to use federal troops or federalized National Guard members to seize ballots or voting machines.
- On Monday, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during November's 2026 midterm elections.
- Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin requested the confirmation amid anxiety that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere in elections, citing the president's past deployment of federal agents against the wishes of local leaders.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not replied to Slotkin's request, which was due last Thursday; Federal law prohibits deploying armed federal forces to election locations unless necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.
- During an April congressional hearing, Hegseth dismissed questions about seizing ballots as a "gotcha hypothetical," though he stated, "I've never been ordered to do anything illegal, and I won't."
- In 2020, Gen. Mark Milley affirmed the military's apolitical nature, stating courts and Congress must resolve election disputes, while White House chief of staff Susie Wiles denied that President Donald Trump would use the military to suppress voting.
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Joint Chiefs Chair: No Plans To Send Troops To Polls
The Associated Press reports: The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made … The post Joint Chiefs Chair: No Plans To Send Troops To Polls appeared first on Joe…
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US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says
US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the...
US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the
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