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Trump contests results, seizes ballots, backs gerrymanders

6/11/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to contest the midterm election results despite polls showing he is likely to lose.
He seized 2020 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia.
He is urging the appointment of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence.
He is encouraging Southern states to adopt new congressional maps that critics say resemble historic Jim Crow gerrymanders.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to contest the midterm election results despite polls showing he is likely to lose.
He seized 2020 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia.
He is urging the appointment of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence.
He is encouraging Southern states to adopt new congressional maps that critics say resemble historic Jim Crow gerrymanders.