Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as 'completely false'
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.
TL;DR
- Attorney General Todd Blanche denies that election monitors will be armed.
- He calls claims of armed federal agents at polling stations 'fearmongering' and 'completely false.'
- The DOJ has monitored elections since the 1960s, with the Trump administration continuing this practice.
- Plans are in place to deploy 1,000 election monitors for the 2026 elections, a record number.
- Monitors will be deployed to all states, not specific political parties.
- Democrats had previously warned of President Trump sending armed agents or the National Guard to polling stations.