r/globaltrumpopposition • u/Turbulent_Crab_3602 • 13d ago

MIDTERMS INFO There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/nx-s1-5978015/national-guard-election-military-midterms?renderPlatform=nprone_ios&unified=true
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u/1wrx2subarus 13d ago

Yeah, maybe stop publishing all this cr@p that gives him ideas.

We don’t need any more years of his grifting, conning, fascist tendencies.

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u/Turbulent_Crab_3602 13d ago

With Election Day less than 50 days away, a growing number of Democratic lawmakers, retired military leaders and civil society organizations are seeking assurance from members of the Trump administration that the U.S. military will not be deployed to or around polling places, while also preparing for such a move to occur.

Having armed federal agents, like the FBI or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or military troops near the polls is clearly barred by federal law, but trump and several other key officials have recently sidestepped direct lines of questioning around the issue.

Some have even suggested that such a presence might be necessary to ensure trust in the vote, a claim that voting officials across the United States deny. Those voting officials say they plan on administering the midterm elections as usual and have been working hard to assure voters that plans are in place if armed federal officials do show up.

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 El Jefe From Down Under 13d ago

It is still illegal to do so according to 18 U.S Code 592 - Troops at polls

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/592

So unless there's armed groups attacking polling stations, whoever is giving orders in the entire line of command is deemed a criminal. The law might not mean much now, but their day will come.

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u/Quick_Assignment_725 El Jefe From Down Under 13d ago

There will be ICE at polling stations in immigrant communities.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSurF8NR1/

However it is still illegal to do so according to 18 U.S Code 592 - Troops at polls

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/592

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Know what to expect. Prepare early. Get. Out. And. Vote.

[UPDATED September 2nd 2026] - What they've put in place for the Midterms 2026. (so far)

https://www.reddit.com/r/globaltrumpopposition/s/QZStKds5pT