President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned

A series of moves by Donald Trump’s administration to sow doubt in the integrity of US elections have intensified concern among voting experts – and sparked hope among election deniers – that it could declare a national emergency.

The White House and US federal agencies have released a string of documents this summer – including disputed analyses of alleged voting by noncitzens and historical intelligence memos – stoking expectations that the US president could move to exert greater control over November’s US midterm elections.

Trump used a primetime television address in July to claim – again – that US elections were vulnerable to foreign manipulation, and repeat the lie that the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was stolen.

  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I’m wondering what exactly is going to happen

    Will they just quietly rig the elections and Republicans win Wall to wall?

    Will it be louder? Will there be ICE agents at polling stations across the country detaining non-white citizens and denying them the vote?

    Will they strike after the election? Will there be a repeat of January 6th to prevent democrats being certified?

    Will Trump announce the results are in question and delay certification indefinitely?

    Will it be a bit of all of the above?

    Will people finally take the situation seriously and realize the Untied States is a dictatorship and that isn’t going away?

    Will I have the most pleasant shock of my life and see none of the above happen and Trump finally lose power?