Posted on 08/31/2026 3:34:18 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls.
“The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,” Caine said in the letter to Slotkin, which was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. “Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material.”
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Or Can They?
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I think Trump should fire this General and tell him to STFU !
Never tell the enemy what your real plans are.
Hey Ass Press, Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of War, not “defense.”
Send ICE to the polls.
Caine needs to retire.
Trump feeding false info here and there to catch leakers?
But the New Black Panthers will still be allowed to intimidate voters at the polls, Right?
RIGHT? *SPIT*
https://www.heritage.org/commentary/voter-intimidation-new-black-panther-style
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Yes, there are no plans that he knows of to tell the commie Senator. However, Nov 3rd is about 60 days away.
The military has plans for everything. When I was in there were Secret War Plans for England, and Mexico. They have a plan of the election, they just don’t have a Warning or Execution Order.
Our only hope is Trump declares a national emergency.
Us military has no such jurisdiction, no?
“..........addressing concerns among Democrats that............”
Full Stop.
If anybody needed to see an example of how the left wing media drives forward left wing narratives, this story is a prime example.
This issue was making Democrats fear. Quick Let’s send out our top journalists to ask questions ask ask ask lets use our newspaper space to get more information for our people!
Anything republicans are curious or fearful about? Eff those republicans we don’t go get information for no stinking republicans they can go pound sand.
I remember when it was treated as a conspiracy theory that Clinton met with the IRS commissioner Lynch at that airport in Nevada.(AZ? NM?) Then one news outlet out in the middle of nowhere actually reported on it. Then it was not a conspiracy theory anymore they had to treat it seriously. Now we all know about it and having that story called a conspiracy theory has been memory holed.
Stinking journalists. They are ruining America with their one sided curiosity.
Let’s all get our panties in a wad and worry. Shall we? I seriously don’t have any plans to start breathing again. However, I might. Embrace the suck.
“ Caine needs to retire.”
Of course he doesn’t
Why would anyone say that
Then say goodbye to the republic if Trump declares an emergency.
Say hello to a possible civil war.
> Us military has no such jurisdiction, no? <
It would set a bad precedence, either way.
On the other hand, we can’t let the Democrats go about stealing another election. Could the US Marshal’s Service be of assistance here? And maybe also pull other federal officers from their normal duties for a few days.
I recall reading about a past election incident where Democrat ballot counters locked the doors, and would not let Republican observers enter. This sort of thing cannot be allowed to happen again.
But demonicRATS won’t let that stop them from saying it will.
That is what Trump should have done in the summer of 2020 when violent riots and insurrections were being held in liberal cities accross America.
But he didn't.
That is what Trump should have done after The Steal of 2020.
But he didn't do that either.
So even if the dems steal the 2026 midterms, Trump won't do anything. Thing is.... They won't need to steal anything. We are gonna lose the House and Senate regardless.
“…..And when did you stop beating your wife?”
Same kind of question. No one has talked about having troops at the polls since the Civil Rights days and the dems didn’t want blacks to vote.
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