Controversy
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Will the Insurrection Act or Martial Law be Declared in Relation to the 2026 U.S. Midterms?
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Claims
Adrian Fontes“What in the world does that pattern lead to? It leads to the further erosion of our trust in our elections that might justify his ability to determine that there’s an emergency and cancel the 2026 elections.”Aug 20, 2025
Ari Berman"Many of the outlandish schemes he considered to stay in power in 2020—such as using the military to seize voting machines in battleground states—don’t seem as far-fetched today."Sep 08, 2025
Wendy R. Weiser“Our elections have faced an elevated level of risk for some time and now there’s one additional factor that’s going to exacerbate all the other risks, which is a weaponized federal government that might be deployed in ways that can disrupt or interfere in free and fair elections.”Sep 08, 2025
Cleta Mitchell"[Trump would] exercise some emergency powers to protect the federal elections going forward.”Sep 08, 2025
Arizona PBS"State Adrian Fontes said he firmly believes President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to cancel elections in 2026."Dec 10, 2025
Thom Hartmann"Both JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom have explicitly said that they believe Trump is preparing to use troops for voter suppression in blue areas of the country during the 2026 elections to prevent Democrats from taking Congress."Sep 08, 2025
Alex Padilla“If the Trump White House tried to declare some fake national emergency to create a pretense for federal intervention, I will force a vote here in the Senate to stop it.”Nov 21, 2025
Chris Mirasola“The circumstances within which presidents have invoked martial law and that the Supreme Court has understood martial law are incredibly narrow.”Apr 17, 2025
The Gateway Pundit"[Democrats] keep going on TV and making up wild conspiracy theories about how Trump is going to steal the elections."Oct 08, 2025
Bob Bauer"[Trump's] words and actions strongly suggest he may use the formidable powers of the presidency—and possibly even the armed forces—to resist 2026 electoral results he dislikes.”Dec 10, 2025
Kat Lonsdorf"With the 2026 midterms looming, some experts worry Guard troops could even be used as a tool of systemic voter suppression and intimidation."Nov 28, 2025
Wendy R. Weiser"That just shows you he's laser-focused on interfering in elections here by any means necessary. Bend the rules. Throw out the playbook."Aug 10, 2025
James Carville“It’s getting worse by the day. It is not going to stop getting worse. And I would be—we ought to be—on high, high alert.”Sep 08, 2025
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