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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Signs Directive to Defend 2026 Elections From Foreign Threats
U.S. Department of War ^ | 9/28/2026 | Pete Hegseth

Posted on 09/28/2026 6:28:32 PM PDT by C210N

In direct support of President Donald J. Trump's commitment to election integrity, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has signed a memorandum directing the Department of War to mobilize a comprehensive, whole-of-government defense of our election infrastructure from foreign adversaries.

Under the Secretary's directive, U.S. Cyber Command and Combat Support Agencies will prioritize and deploy advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities to identify, disrupt, and neutralize foreign interference in U.S. democratic processes.

"Free and fair elections are the foundation of our republic," said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell. "By working in lockstep with federal, state, and local partners, U.S. Cyber Command and our defense intelligence teams will defend the integrity of America's voting systems, expose foreign malign influence, and ensure our democratic processes remain secure from external manipulation while protecting the fundamental freedoms of the American people."

"U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency are closely partnered to identify and defend against cyber threats to our nation. The Command and the Agency regularly counter actions by malicious foreign cyber actors including those with the intent to interfere with our democratic process," said Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency/chief, CSS.

The Department will effectively wield its capabilities to protect and uphold the reliability of America's voting mechanisms against external manipulation and disruption from foreign actors, while maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our country.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dow; elections; hegseth

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Up to now, we know the DOJ's involvment with monitoring and possibly prosecuting issues stemming from primaries in various states. Today, the DOW weighs in.

Here is the actual memo

1 posted on 09/28/2026 6:28:32 PM PDT by C210N
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To: C210N
In related news, here is EO 13848, implemented by Donald J Trump in September 2018, and renewed yearly, 2x by Trump, then 4x by AutoPen, then 2 more times by Trump, including a month ago in late August.

Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election

2 posted on 09/28/2026 6:32:10 PM PDT by C210N
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That sounds like they’ve been working on this for some time.


3 posted on 09/28/2026 6:57:10 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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Lavrov will not be happy about this.


4 posted on 09/28/2026 10:02:47 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
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"Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Signs Directive to Defend 2026 Elections From Foreign Threats"

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Hey ! Pete, cool it with the anti-semitism.

5 posted on 09/28/2026 11:54:26 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Anschluss now !)
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Thanks for putting this in Break News. It is, as well as many posts every week.


6 posted on 09/29/2026 5:20:46 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The greatest power the media has is the power to ignore.)
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To: Jonty30
That sounds like they’ve been working on this for some time.

The DOD knew they had a monster problem when JFK was taken out. They got together, and planned a restoration of this Republic over the last 60 years.

And, by the way, the DOW was created in 1789. It was renamed DOD in 1949. Thanks to the Trump Admin, it was renamed BACK to DOW in 2025.

7 posted on 09/29/2026 5:27:17 AM PDT by C210N
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GOOD! Hopefully this will prevent the Leftist Commucrats from pulling another 2020 on America!


8 posted on 09/29/2026 7:13:13 AM PDT by 2harddrive (https://rumble.com/vdptuf-best-election-fraud-video-ever-unmasked-have-we-uncovered-the-truth-about)
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Since 2015 I expect...


9 posted on 09/29/2026 7:14:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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“If a thief robs a jewelry store of all of its diamonds (the 2020 Presidential Election), the diamonds must be returned.”

That’s Donald J Trump, on May 10, 2021.


10 posted on 09/29/2026 7:24:58 AM PDT by C210N
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The left will have a meltdown. Again.


11 posted on 09/29/2026 10:55:22 AM PDT by matt04
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Target the media and the dnc with cruise missiles


12 posted on 09/29/2026 1:05:52 PM PDT by al baby (Sarcasm )
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