8/20/2026
Political Picture

Trump on declaring national security emergency for elections: ‘Stranger things have happened’

Filed by Deacon Rift
Trump on declaring national security emergency for elections: ‘Stranger things have happened’
President Trump on Tuesday left the door open to declaring a national security emergency and federalizing control over the November midterms. Conservative commentator Wayne Root suggested during an interview with Trump that the president could declare a national emergency if the Senate does not pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act.  The legislation, which

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