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BumRushDaShow

(172,368 posts) Mon May 11, 2026, 08:55 AM May 11

Trump says he will send an 'Election Integrity Army' into every state for midterms

Source: The Independent

Monday 11 May 2026 01:47 EDT

President 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. But his announcement is reminiscent of familiar claims he made in the run-up to the 2024 presidential race in which he planted seeds of doubt on the validity of U.S. election – seemingly dependent on the outcome. Trump’s post was in response to Democrats forming an election integrity task force aimed at identifying and mitigating threats to U.S. elections.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-election-integrity-army-midterms-b2974050.html

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Trump says he will send an 'Election Integrity Army' into every state for midterms (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 11 OP

EIA? Is that what they're calling ICE now? I thought Trump wanted to change its name to NICE. sop May 11 #1

Fine. Then let every blue/purple state governor activate the National Guard to keep them away hlthe2b May 11 #2

There was no "army" in 2024, and won't be in 2026. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 11 #4

His level of dementia and DESPERATION has increased dramatically... He perceives himself hlthe2b May 11 #5

What army? Fiendish Thingy May 11 #3

"Unarmed" Legal Observers. Yes, in past years, highly effective against law-abiding/court-respecting hlthe2b May 11 #6

I think it is time for this again: CivicGrief May 11 #11

Another GOOD Reason For Mail-In Voting! Mr.Bee May 11 #14

And there's the open acknowledgment... WestMichRad May 11 #7

I think that is illegal. That is why turdface is doing it. twodogsbarking May 11 #8

Trump's talking out of his ass.......again. oasis May 11 #9

So long (American Democracy) it's been good to know ya... FailureToCommunicate May 11 #10

states must block this mike_c May 11 #12

He won all swing states....bs Muskrat fixed the election in his favor and all the votes didn't get counted. kimbutgar May 11 #13

A partisan, "Election Integrity Army," Bayard May 11 #15

Election Intimidation Army more like GenThePerservering May 11 #16

sop

(19,354 posts)

1. EIA? Is that what they're calling ICE now? I thought Trump wanted to change its name to NICE.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 08:59 AM

May 11

hlthe2b

(114,717 posts)

2. Fine. Then let every blue/purple state governor activate the National Guard to keep them away

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:09 AM

May 11

from election sites. Might meets might? No, I don't want violence, but if it must happen, let Governors and Mayors join forces with local/state police and National Guard. Let them announce it ahead of time with deployment conditional on Trump's illegal deployment of ICE THUGS or whatever he calls them now to polling sites.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,125 posts)

4. There was no "army" in 2024, and won't be in 2026. Nt

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:18 AM

May 11

hlthe2b

(114,717 posts)

5. His level of dementia and DESPERATION has increased dramatically... He perceives himself

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #4)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:24 AM

May 11

as a dictator able to order all to do his bidding--just as he has billions of $$ and thousands of troops to fight his self-aggrandizing war(s).

Don't underestimate a mentally defective authoritarian. Thus, the value of announcing the consequences of his doing so in advance.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,125 posts)

3. What army?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:17 AM

May 11

In 2024 There were a handful of yahoos who showed up and were required by local LEO and court orders to stay in the parking lot.

Legal, official observers from both parties following strict rules inside polling places have been a thing for years.

hlthe2b

(114,717 posts)

6. "Unarmed" Legal Observers. Yes, in past years, highly effective against law-abiding/court-respecting

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:27 AM

May 11

opponents. We can only hope that prevails in 2026 and 2028, but against Trump's desperation, I'd not want to take that bet.

CivicGrief

(299 posts)

11. I think it is time for this again:

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2026, 11:47 AM

May 11

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Mr.Bee

(1,920 posts)

14. Another GOOD Reason For Mail-In Voting!

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:43 PM

May 11

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WestMichRad

(3,397 posts)

7. And there's the open acknowledgment...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:13 AM

May 11

… that they intend to f**k with our elections this fall.

twodogsbarking

(19,366 posts)

8. I think that is illegal. That is why turdface is doing it.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:32 AM

May 11

oasis

(54,005 posts)

9. Trump's talking out of his ass.......again.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:38 AM

May 11

FailureToCommunicate

(14,620 posts)

10. So long (American Democracy) it's been good to know ya...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 11:14 AM

May 11

This dusty old dude is a'gettin' my home...and we gotta be movin' along.

mike_c

(37,135 posts)

12. states must block this

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 01:08 PM

May 11

Federal interference with state elections needs to be vigorously opposed, with violence if necessary. Call up the National Guard. Use the State Police. That genie must not be let out of its bottle.

kimbutgar

(27,560 posts)

13. He won all swing states....bs Muskrat fixed the election in his favor and all the votes didn't get counted.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 01:31 PM

May 11

The 2024 election was very fishy and Democrats didn’t want to sound like the orange pissy turd whinny about the 2020 election who he lost legitimacy.

Bayard

(30,300 posts)

15. A partisan, "Election Integrity Army,"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:15 PM

May 11

Sounds illegal to me. Especially if they go into the actual polling places to intimidate people.

GenThePerservering

(3,719 posts)

16. Election Intimidation Army more like

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:54 PM

May 11

We have mail-in and ballot box voting. Our city hall ballot box is on one of my running routes, so last election I hung around it a bit each day, just to see if there was any action and to video if there was. All I saw were people walking and driving up and depositing their ballots.

If we had in-person voting I would volunteer as a poll watcher, but this was the best I could do. I just wanted to make sure some goon didn't show up and start hassling people, and if so, it was recorded.

Little small thing, but we all have to do what we can.

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