The ‘national emergency’ path to controlling the midterms
Trump (Truth Social, Feb 28, 2026):
“Iran tried to interfere in 2020, 2024 elections to stop Trump, and now faces renewed war with United States:”
ProPublica (re: the summit):
“declare a national emergency”
“to take over this year’s midterms”
“ban mail-in ballots and get rid of voting machines”
Cato (describing the circulating draft EO, citing WaPo):
a “17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.”
“ban mail ballots”
“empower the president to ban … voting machines”
Brennan Center (SAVE Act push):
“require American citizens to show documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.”
“more than 21 million Americans lack ready access to those documents.”
Same week: “declare a national emergency” + “ban mail-in ballots” + “show your papers.”
“to take over this year’s midterms” isn’t a metaphor. What does SN think?
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