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Trump Considers National Emergency to Take Control of US Elections as Democrats Predicted to Win 2026 Midterm

President Donald Trump speaks at a White House event honoring ‘Angel Families’ after a deadly Mar-a-Lago security incident. (Credit: The White House / Youtube)

President Donald Trump is reportedly drafting a plan that would let him declare a national emergency and take broad control over federal elections. The plan is based on claims, despite little proof, that China interfered in the 2020 election, which supporters say justifies giving the president more power over voting.

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