Trump has declared war on elections in the name of protecting them | Austin Sarat

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:33:08 GMT

The president’s Orwellian speech on Thursday was just the latest instance of his denialism. It is up to us to resistOn Thursday night, Donald Trump did it again, trashing another American tradition with his primetime address from the White House’s East Room about election integrity. Other presidents have used such speeches in times of national emergency, to announce major new policies designed to improve Americans’ lives or to honor American traditions.Not Trump. Continue reading...

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