
<p>Amidst absurd claims by the left that it was one of his motivations for the attack on Iran, President Trump says he has “no plans” to declare a state of emergency ahead of the Midterm elections.</p>



<p>The president shrugged off reports that he could consider declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections.</p>



<p>“Who told you that?” Trump told reporters, when asked about the possibility.</p>



<p>“No,” he said when asked if he was looking at the idea. “I’ve never heard about it.”</p>



<p>The Washington Post reported that pro-Trump activists who claimed to be in coordination with the White House were circulating a drafted executive order aimed at giving the president more power over the upcoming elections.</p>



<p>However, that report by the paper was prior to the attack on Iraq and claimed that Trump would issue such a declaration based on China’s interference in the 2020 elections. The report cites Florida lawyer Peter Ticktin, who said he’s had “certain coordination” with White House officials on the matter.</p>



<p>Even while denying any such “coordination” Trump has, however, been pressing Congress to approve the House-passed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and voter ID to cast ballots. ;</p>



<p>“Congress should unite and enact this commonsense, country-saving legislation right now. And it should be before anything else happens,” Trump said at this week’s State of the Union. ;</p>



<p>The ;president has indicated ;that, if the Senate does not pass the legislation, he will issue an executive order seeking to impose the same plan for this fall’s high-stakes elections. ;</p>



<p>“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier this month.</p>



<p>He signed an earlier executive order ;last March ;aimed at dramatically overhauling how federal elections are run, directing states to require proof of citizenship to vote and directing the attorney general to target states that count absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day. That order ;has been challenged ;in multiple cases.</p>



<p><strong>How Might the War in Iraq Impact the Midterms?</strong></p>



<p>As to just how the war with Iraq might impact or influence the Midterm elections, that remains to be seen. The large-scale attack has drawn near-unanimous praise from the GOP and conservative think tanks in Washington, who have long dreamed of toppling the authoritarian regime in Tehran. But some White House officials worry the foreign policy gamble may derail Republican chances of holding onto control of Congress at a time when war-wary voters are more concerned with the cost of living than conflicts abroad.</p>

Trump Says No Plans to Declare State of Emergency Ahead of Midterms
