- Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm the Pentagon will not send federal troops to polling places or seize election materials during the November midterms.
- Slotkin pointed to Trump’s past talk of seizing voting machines and his use of the National Guard and active-duty forces as reasons for concern about potential interference.
- Federal law generally bars armed federal forces at polling sites except to repel armed enemies; the Pentagon will respond and past Joint Chiefs leaders have emphasized the military must stay apolitical.
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