Troops At Polling Places

The useful part

CNN News writes in Will the Trump administration send federal officers or troops to the polls? Here's what we know Here is what top officials within the administration or the military have said about the potential of sending troops or federal officers to polling locations: Mullin says ICE officers could be at polling places in specific circumstances.

How it works

• "These are all tools of how the president is trying to think about a much larger plan, which is, if you cannot hold onto power through democratic elections, then adjust democratic elections," Maryland Gov.
• While immigration authorities have long had a presence and enforced immigration laws at airports, the large-scale deployment of ICE officers to assist with security and lines was a new development.
• Asked by reporters last week whether ICE officers could be sent to polling locations in November, Mullin left open the possibility that they could be under specific circumstances.

Details worth keeping

With all the rhetoric coming out Trump about the elections... people are worried about what he will pull out of his hat! It also spurred concern about whether polling places could be next, especially given the administration's broader crusade against what it claims — without evidence — is widespread voter fraud by immigrants in the country illegally.