Trump’s emergency elections order is ‘being prepared,’ key ally believes A prominent election denier and Trump ally, Jerome Corsi, has claimed that a plan to use an executive order to control elections is currently being prepared. Corsi, known for promoting conspiracy theories about Barack Obama’s birthplace, made the remarks during a right-wing podcast. He argued that the scheme is rooted in the belief that Chinese operatives influenced the 2020 election, a claim widely dismissed as baseless. Corsi asserted that President Donald Trump remains committed to taking “strong executive action” to prevent what he calls “election theft” in the 2026 midterm elections. He emphasized that Trump would not allow the process to proceed without unilateral intervention, framing the executive order as a necessary measure to safeguard the election system. According to reports, Corsi and other anti-voting activists are working with the White House to draft an executive order that would grant Trump the power to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines. A leaked version of the draft, obtained by the advocacy group Democracy Docket, was published by conservative lawyer Peter Ticktin, a Trump ally. The document reportedly outlines procedures for the president to override election rules, citing alleged vulnerabilities in the voting infrastructure. Corsi also referenced a conspiracy theory involving Michigan voting machines from the 2020 election, which he claims could justify the emergency order. He claimed that algorithms within state voter registration databases could be exploited to create fake voter records, enabling fraudulent ballot schemes. This theory, however, has been repeatedly debunked by election officials and cybersecurity experts.#donald_trump #michigan #jerome_corsi #democracy_docket #peter_ticktin
