Trump refuses to rule out national security emergency over 2026 elections
- President Donald Trump did not dismiss a suggestion from conservative host Wayne Allyn Root to declare a national security emergency to bypass Congress on election security measures.
- When asked about declaring an emergency to force new voting rules before the midterms, Trump cryptically responded that “stranger things have happened.”
- The proposal aims to unilaterally enforce photo ID requirements, proof of U.S. citizenship and restrictions on mail-in ballots through the stalled SAVE Act.
- Constitutional experts emphasize that the president lacks legal authority to change election rules, as the U.S. Constitution grants Congress sole authority to regulate federal elections.
- Federal courts have already blocked previous executive orders by Trump that attempted to restrict mail-in voting and involve federal officials in state election administration.
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