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Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post Voting in California is “rigged.” X posts stated on November 2, 2025 in an X post New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts." Elon Musk stated on November 4, 2025 in an X post “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.” X posts stated on October 9, 2025 in a post on X “If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat. Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night." Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.” Donald Trump stated on July 26, 2025 in a Truth Social post Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement. Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Social Media stated on May 25, 2025 in social media posts The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.” X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in posts Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.” X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.” Byron Donalds stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.” Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” X posts stated on April 1, 2025 in an X post “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout. Sydney Batch stated on February 28, 2025 in a podcast interview North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.” Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 in TV debate "Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network." Social Media stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election. Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election. Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel. Load more
X posts stated on November 2, 2025 in an X post New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
Elon Musk stated on November 4, 2025 in an X post “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
X posts stated on October 9, 2025 in a post on X “If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.
Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night."
Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
Donald Trump stated on July 26, 2025 in a Truth Social post Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement.
Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Social Media stated on May 25, 2025 in social media posts The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in posts Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
Byron Donalds stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”
Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”
X posts stated on April 1, 2025 in an X post “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Sydney Batch stated on February 28, 2025 in a podcast interview North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.”
Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 in TV debate "Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."
Social Media stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
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Donald Trump Count all votes by election night Donald Trump Require proof of citizenship at the polls Donald Trump Require voter ID at the polls Donald Trump Require only paper ballots Joe Biden Update the Voting Rights Act Joe Biden Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections Joe Biden Increase transparency of election spending Joe Biden Require all federal candidates to release tax returns Joe Biden Restrict super PACs Donald Trump Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections Barack Obama Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
Barack Obama Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
