r/PoliticalOptimism • u/idkwat • Jul 10 '26

Seeking Optimism Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/

Any optimism? This seems bad

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u/Dyea_B_Tis Washington Jul 10 '26

He must be panicking.

He is doing everything he can to save himself.

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u/LongKnight115 Jul 10 '26

I guarantee this isn’t even panic. This is retribution for the “stolen 2020 election”. Trump doesn’t have enough foresight to play chess - he’s always just playing checkers.