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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms

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Democratic senator Ruben Gallego urged Americans to fight fire with fire and go on strike if the Trump administration meddled in the 2026 midterm elections. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The Democratic senator Ruben Gallego has proposed that, should Donald Trump try to sabotage the midterm elections, Americans should respond with a general strike that would “grind the country to a halt”.

Earlier this week the US president called for Republicans to “take over” and “nationalise” voting in at least 15 unspecified locations, repeating his false claims that elections are plagued by widespread fraud.

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