Donald Trump’s demands for Republican officials to “nationalize” elections have animated far-right media that has thrived for years on the president’s bogus narratives of “stolen” and “rigged” outcomes in contests he didn’t win.
Now, his former adviser Steve Bannon claims federal immigration officers will “surround the polls” in midterm elections this fall, dovetailing the president’s election threats with the administration’s efforts to deport millions of people, a campaign that has paralyzed Democratic-led cities across the country.
