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SamuelTheThird

(734 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 05:40 PM Jan 11

Trump WILL be seizing voting machines and confiscating ballots

It's wishful thinking to believe he won't

President Trump said in an interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his 2020 election loss.

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Trump WILL be seizing voting machines and confiscating ballots (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Jan 11 OP

Source? Bayard Jan 11 #1

It's the new york times SamuelTheThird Jan 11 #2

There are several workarounds for paywalls. You will find them here: littlemissmartypants Jan 11 #4

Good luck with that orangecrush Jan 11 #3

Fine. You rollover, but fuck that dooming. I'm voting. themaguffin Jan 11 #5

Who is rolling over? SamuelTheThird Jan 11 #6

Let them warn about it, but the constant dooming is WHAT THE RIGHT WANTS. Fuck. That. themaguffin Jan 11 #8

Disagree SamuelTheThird Jan 11 #9

The people sleeping are not on DU and the attitude has to be fuck this, not "we're done." themaguffin Jan 11 #10

I will crawl through barbed wire and broken glass and step on hot coal to vote against these maniacs. Initech Jan 11 #7

And you are not alone tavernier Jan 11 #11

Bayard

(28,942 posts)

1. Source?

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:01 PM

Jan 11

Thx

SamuelTheThird

(734 posts)

2. It's the new york times

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:24 PM

Jan 11

article is paywalled though

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/trump-voting-machines-2020-election.html

littlemissmartypants

(32,580 posts)

4. There are several workarounds for paywalls. You will find them here:

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:31 PM

Jan 11

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3545226

orangecrush

(29,186 posts)

3. Good luck with that

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:26 PM

Jan 11

themaguffin

(4,988 posts)

5. Fine. You rollover, but fuck that dooming. I'm voting.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:32 PM

Jan 11

SamuelTheThird

(734 posts)

6. Who is rolling over?

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:41 PM

Jan 11

But it needs to be seariously considered. Even newsom and prtizker talked about it

themaguffin

(4,988 posts)

8. Let them warn about it, but the constant dooming is WHAT THE RIGHT WANTS. Fuck. That.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:56 PM

Jan 11

SamuelTheThird

(734 posts)

9. Disagree

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:01 PM

Jan 11

A lot of people are asleep and assume norms and legal guardrails are going to work

themaguffin

(4,988 posts)

10. The people sleeping are not on DU and the attitude has to be fuck this, not "we're done."

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:04 PM

Jan 11

Initech

(107,866 posts)

7. I will crawl through barbed wire and broken glass and step on hot coal to vote against these maniacs.

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:44 PM

Jan 11

tavernier

(14,341 posts)

11. And you are not alone

Reply to Initech (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:19 PM

Jan 11

I’m quite certain that the number of voters showing up for the November election will Shock and Awe a lot of folks.

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