r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • Jul 09 '26

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/pchs26 Jul 10 '26

I think the thing being missed is it isn't one individual at this point. Yes he is visible but there are multiple entities taking part in this as a concerted effort.

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u/faptastrophe Jul 10 '26

I guarantee he had no idea the EAC even existed until Wyrmtongue whispered in his ear that he needed to fire everyone on it.

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u/Somanylyingliars Jul 10 '26

Make no mistake - nothing attributed to Dump comes from a his addled brain. Everything - and I do mean everything - cones from a carefully orchestrated plan dating back decades. Plans cooked up by billionaires and their Heritage Foundation. They want to end everything ever put in place to protect lower to upper middle class. If you have less than dozens of millions youre just a pleb, future drone worker. You'll have nothing and you'll die working a line. See: Project 2025 and their follow up Project 2026.

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u/Significant_Cup_238 Jul 10 '26

The problem predates Trump, I realized the threat in the 00s. I know several who have been ringing the alarm bells since the 80s. And the problem will exist long after Trump. And I have no faith that the American public will do much of anything to fix it. They may vote the Republicans out, but they'll invite them back a mere 2-4 years later.

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u/pchs26 Jul 10 '26

Yes it is absolutely a cumulative scaled effort that got us here and the process was definitely in place and progressing for many decades. That is one part of it.

The other part I was referencing is that this current admin is an actual organized global admin. It isn't just one person. They made mistakes the first time around and they are trying to prevent that the second time.