- Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency: Wapo.
- Pro-Trump activists, reportedly coordinating with the White House, are circulating a draft executive order that could allow the former president to declare a national emergency based on claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election.
- Declaring a national emergency would unlock "extraordinary presidential power over voting."
- A 2018 executive order declared a national emergency regarding foreign interference in elections.
- Presidential emergency powers are broad and can potentially bypass congressional action.
Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency: Wapo. Pro-trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
Feb 26, 2026, 5:09:26 PM UTC(5 hours ago)
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TRUMP, SEEKING EXECUTIVE POWER OVER ELECTIONS, IS URGED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY: WAPO
Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.