President Donald Trump has never seen an election that he didn’t think was fixed. AdvertisementLeading voices in the election denial community are also suggesting efforts to interfere with the 2026 midterm elections. However, the Trump administration has been laying the groundwork for getting around that. Congress passed that law after President Ulysses S. Grant deployed the military to stop anti-Black election activities in former Confederate states in the 1876 election. AdvertisementElection denialists argue that President Donald Trump could declare an emergency in order to deploy troops during the 2026 election.
