Trump will declare a ‘national emergency’ before midterms: Bannon
Steve Bannon predicts that Donald Trump will declare a national emergency before the November midterm elections, citing alleged election fraud. The article details Trump's push for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voting, and the administration's pressure on states to purge voter rolls.
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This highlights ongoing political polarization in the US regarding election integrity and the potential for executive overreach in the lead-up to midterms.
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Share A A A Steve Bannon, the barnstorming godfather of the MAGA movement, follows Australian affairs more closely than almost any other American politico.
He has some surprising praise for Anthony Albanese and some awkward advice for Pauline Hanson. But his confident prediction of America’s near future is shocking.
Illustration by Simon Letch Donald Trump’s campaign strategist for his 2016 election win says: “I believe we will have a national emergency declared by late August,” ahead of the Congressional midterm elections due on November 3. “You will have enough evidence by mid-August to show that we have a massive problem” of election fraud, he tells me in an interview. Trump’s televised address to the nation on Thursday last week was the beginning of the process, he says.
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