- Reports reveal a draft executive order, circulated by MAGA activists, proposing that Trump seize control of this year's midterm elections based on unsubstantiated claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 vote.
- The draft order would grant Trump powers to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines, thereby circumventing constitutional authority over elections held by state legislatures and Congress.
- Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Mark Warner, have vehemently criticized the proposal, labeling it a “plot to interfere with the will of voters” and an attempt to “steal” elections.
- While a White House official dismissed speculation about such policies, they affirmed Trump's dedication to election integrity and his support for legislative measures like the SAVE Act.
- A US intelligence assessment found no evidence of Chinese meddling in the 2020 election, yet conservative lawyer Peter Ticktin advocates for a “national emergency” to justify Trump's decisive intervention.
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