Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms

Scritto il 26/02/2026
da Shane Goldmacher and Nick Corasaniti

The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that “it should be my third term” and falsely declared that the “only way” that Democrats “can get elected is to cheat.”