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'Yep!' Trump Agrees To Stunning Suggestion — 'Declare A National Security Emergency' For Midterms

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Tommy Christopher
Aug 11, 2026
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Donald Trump agreed when Real America’s Voice host Wayne Allyn Root suggested he declare a “national security emergency” to enact voter suppression measures without the approval of Congress.

Trump has been campaigning and arm-twisting as hard as he can to pass the so-called SAVE America Act, a suite of voter suppression measures (and anti-trans laws, of course), using every lie in the book to avoid having to face a Democratic Congress.


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On Tuesday, Trump gave his 17th interview to Root. Let that sink in for a second. No president has appeared that many times on Meet the Press, let alone a fringe host like Root.

Root also holds the distinction of having inspired a country song about how Trump is God or Neo or somebody.

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