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Donald Trump’s campaign strategist for his 2016 election win says: “I believe we will have a national emergency declared by late August,” ahead of the Congressional midterm elections due on November 3. “You will have enough evidence by mid-August to show that we have a massive problem” of election fraud, he tells me in an interview. Trump’s televised address to the nation on Thursday last week was the beginning of the process, he says.

The president declassified documents, which he claimed show “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure” revealed by the 2020 election.

These had been hidden, even from him, by a “deep state” conspiracy of US intelligence services, he posited.

Trump demanded that the Congress pass a bill called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE, Act. The bill stipulates that all voters produce a passport or birth certificate to be eligible to vote. Democrats denounce it as an effort at mass disenfranchisement. The Brennan Centre for Justice at New York University estimates that it could block 21 million Americans from the ballot box.

Under the US Constitution, it’s the states, not the federal government, that run elections. The SAVE Act would force state governments to hand voter roll information to Washington.

Trump sent his Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, out the following morning to issue a threat to state officials: they could face prison time unless they followed the administration’s orders to remove non-citizens from rolls.

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[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Fuck Steve Bannon, genuinely crazy he walks around free without fear

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Imagine what the US would be like right now if Kamala had won. The US likely wouldn't be as hated or disgraced as it is now.

[–] steveLeo@lemmy.zip 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (54 children)

There’s no conceivable way things would’ve been worse under Kamala. She wouldn’t have played three card monte with the nations coffers, she would have been professional and dignified when talking to press and to foreign leaders, and she wouldn’t have hammered on the DARVO button at the first sign of criticism.

Anybody that disagrees, well, enjoy your koolaid.

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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Shhh... The morons will accuse you of having a 'vote blue no matter who' slant.

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

It's funny because those people are often "i'll vote red, no matter what's said" people.

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[–] RadicalRebel@sh.itjust.works 124 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 56 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Also he's 0 for 17 on suing states for their voter rolls.

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[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have no doubt that this will happen. The Iran war is about to hit a nasty escalation with usa ground troops. It will not be a decisive victory because Iran makes about 55,000 drones a year. Last year it shipped them to Russia. Now they will be used against americans and the other gulf states. Desalination plants will be the first targets and then watch the whole mideast explode and the world economy tip into recession and possibly depression.

This could well happen soon and then drumpf will cancel midterms.

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[–] cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (6 children)

non north American curious: Donnie announced a third term yesterday I think, does this means that Obama can also run? it would be interesting to see it, because from what I see in social media, Obama is loved and missed

[–] Clutter@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There gonna say: you are allowed two consecutive terms. Obama already had those.

Dirty trick that should not be able to stand. But this is an authoritarian society we are talking about

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[–] mrsilkworm@piefed.social 44 points 4 days ago (10 children)

I feel so sorry about the continuing decline of the USA political system to an actual autocratic fascist regime

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 80 points 4 days ago (17 children)

The states: "that's cool, we're gonna have our elections anyway"

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[–] gdtf@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It's actually pretty interesting to watch the downfall of an empire in real time.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It will splash all over everyone. This will affect the whole world :(

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Somebody explain to me how there’s rampant fraud but also the republicans took the house, senate, presidency, and the Supreme Court. That makes no sense.

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The fraud is rampant. It's called gerrymandering, closing polling locations, poll taxes (ID requirements that cost money), propaganda, voter intimidation, etc

Republicans are obsessed with voter fraud because they are the ones doing it and they can't comprehend that everyone else wouldn't be too. "I cheat all the time, how come I can never catch the other guys cheating?"

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago

The evidence is coming from inside the house.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Thank GOD the Democrats DIDNT make it Political when they were in Office!

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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What the article isn't saying is that Bannon himself is part of the plan, making sure everyone knows a national emergency is coming, getting in front of it. Bannon's not talking about election insecurity out of concern: telling the media now is his part in making it happen. This asshole WANTS a third term and everything that goes with it, including ICE at polling stations:

Steve Bannon calls for Trump to deploy ICE and military troops to polling sites - The Trump ally was one of few GOP voices to support the president’s push to nationalize voting -- Politico, February 2026

Steve Bannon says ‘there is a plan’ for Trump to be president in 2028: ‘We had longer odds in 2016 and 2024’ -- The Independent, October 2025

Steve Bannon Doubles Down on Third Trump Term -- Newsweek, April 2026

Also, it bears repeating: before you give this asshole too much credence it's best to always keep in mind that Bannon was arguably Jeffrey Epstein's best friend. So close were they that Epstein was on his way to meet Bannon the day he got arrested in 2019. His very last text was to Bannon as he was being detained at Teterboro Airport, telling Bannon their plans are "All canceled" now.

To quote one of Bannon's texts to Epstein,

Now you can understand why trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends

See it for yourself.

[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (9 children)

The only national emergency is him raping kids. Bullshit cunt of a president. Even Joe Biden was better.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Elections are done by the states, as clearly outlined in the Constitution. If Red states want to opt out, they're welcome to do that, but the Blue states (and most Red ones) are going to have their elections anyway, and they will count.

All the rest of it is just smoke.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The point is to force an constitutional crisis to allow the Supreme Court to rubber stamp the coup.

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[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure he said pretty much the same thing ahead of the 2020 election.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

Who owns the voting machines? Who audits the software? How are the votes tabulated? Are they using remote servers like in Ohio 2004?

https://youtu.be/REn1BnJE3do?is=3EERpJcX3FckFBT7

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not just midterms to worry about btw. One year ago nearly to the day: https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/president-trump-quips-about-canceling-2028-elections-if-us-is-at-war/5170008

During the war, you can't have elections? So let me just see, three and a half years from now, if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections? That's good.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bannon needs to finish drinking himself to death

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