Trump says he will send ‘Election Integrity Army’ into every state for midterms
www.independent.co.uk
Republican National Committee recruited thousands of volunteers to assist in poll watching during the last election cycle

Donald Trump announced Sunday that Republicans plan to dispense a large “Election Integrity Army” to every single state for the 2026 midterms – invoking his debunked claims that the United States does not have fair elections. In a message on his Truth Social platform the president appeared to attribute his “Historic Election in 2024” to the fact that the Republican National Committee sent thousands of volunteers across the country to poll watch or assist with election litigation through a volunteer program. “During my Historic Election in 2024, when I won every single Swing State, and decisively won both the Electoral and Popular votes by wide margins, the Republicans had an Election Integrity Army in every single State to preserve the sanctity of each legal vote. We will be doing the same again in 2026, but it will be much bigger and stronger,” Trump wrote. Trump did not elaborate on who would be part of the “Election Integrity Army” or how large it would be.

    • Murse@slrpnk.net
      51·
      7 hours ago

      fwiw, recognizing that something needs to be done, vs having the means to be the one to actually do it are two very different animals. No need to ridicule the former; and if you’re the latter then I sure as fuck hope you’re not posting about it online.

      • tacosanonymous@mander.xyz
        21·
        7 hours ago

        They’ve already replied and said they don’t really mean, “we.”

        100% agree with you. There is no amount of organization we could do (for that specific goal) that wouldn’t get shut down violently.

        • Murse@slrpnk.net
          21·
          6 hours ago

          Yeah true. The way I see it, the ‘we’ in this case is a lot bigger than just the US. Anyone who pulls that off will instantly become not just an American hero, but a global hero. “We” is all of humanity.

          Like… in the 1930s, if some Ethiopian dude just popped up from beneath everyone’s radar and put a bullet between Hitler’s eyes, he’d be a hero everywhere, but especially in Germany.

          And as long as it’s been with no results, I don’t think there’s anyone in the US willing/able to step up, so in light of our (US) spinelessness, we (the entire planet) may be relying on importing those skills from another nation.

          Wishful thinking ofc. If justice, legal or vigilante, was going to happen, it would have by now.

      • bthest@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        If we don’t kill him now, it will be too late by the midterms.

        If you weren’t an ML, I’d have a discussion with you, but since you’re clearly only interested in watching the US catch on fire, I don’t think talking to you would be useful.

        I’m emigrating in July. Fuck you people.

        LOL.

      • habitualcynic@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Where to? I’m struggling with visas for places my wife and I want to live. We have backups where it’s not an issue, just less ideal weather.