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Slotkin Demands Troops Stay Away From Polling Places

8/20/2026

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  • Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm troops will not be sent to polling places.
  • She also wrote Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine requesting the same confirmation.
  • The letters cited President Donald Trump’s regret about not sending the National Guard to seize 2020 voting machines.
  • Trump warned he might nationalize the midterms.
  • The DOJ will deploy 1,000 poll monitors, adding to more than 75 already sent to primaries.