he highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won't send troops to the polls.
"The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections," Caine said in the letter to Slotkin, which was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. "Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material."
That's a lot of presumptions to build an argument.
I don't think you're wrong about the complacency, but if I'm not mistaken we're not talking about the fact no one is engaging with the political process. We're talking about the political process being either a facade or just irrelevant.
If the election is free and fair:
Republicans win overall = MAGA in control
Democrats win overall = MAGA claims fraud, ignores results
If the election is screwed with, which obviously it is:
Republicans win overall = MAGA in control
Democrats win overall = lol
Please, suggest what you think would happen if a Democrat landslide occurs in November? MAGA just accepts democracy and moves on? Lol.