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MAGA activists held a video conference to discuss seizing election equipment and invoking emergency powers if the midterm results displease them. Attendees included Trump attorney Peter Ticktin, who called for martial law, and Gregory Stenstrom, who proposed pausing the election or using emergency powers.
The Washington Post reports that internal power struggles have erupted inside the White House as Republican polling drops and advisers fear losing Congress. Figures like Stephen Miller, Lee Zeldin, and Bill Pulte are positioning themselves to replace Chief of Staff Susie Wiles while advisers trade blame for campaign strategy.
Reuters and The Wall Street Journal report that the Kremlin is floating a three-way summit between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping in China next month. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned that excluding Ukraine from negotiations would only encourage further Russian aggression.
In The Atlantic, Tom Nichols reports that Donald Trump suspended bipartisan congressional sanctions against Russia just two days before implementation. Trump defended the move by citing national interest and concerns over provoking Putin, while also easing restrictions on Russian diesel sales.
Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson attacked Democratic opponent Josh Turek by falsely claiming he supports secret gender changes for students at school. Turek’s vote actually pertained to school notification requirements on names and pronouns, and PolitiFact previously rated similar surgical claims false.
House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed in a video that bad Republican polling is the result of a media conspiracy designed to discourage conservative voters. Johnson also warned supporters that losing the House majority would effectively mark the end of Trump’s presidency and trigger aggressive oversight investigations.
JD Vance blamed Joe Biden for ongoing high gas prices nearly two years into Trump’s term while dismissing all corruption allegations surrounding the administration. During a public exchange, Vance also gave a defensive, bureaucratic answer to a grieving spouse of a service member killed in the Iran war.
Finally, new video shows Donald Trump walking stiffly, veering off a straight path, and repeatedly tapping his right thigh. The recurring pattern of cautious steps and thigh-tapping has renewed questions about the 80-year-old president’s physical health.
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The side in power losing an election does NOT constitute a national emergency. Them ignoring the will of the people does, however.
Thanks David for the videos distressing as they are, people need the truth.