Trump DOJ to deploy largest-ever fleet of monitors for midterms as president calls elections ‘rigged’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump DOJ to deploy largest-ever fleet of monitors for midterms as president calls elections ‘rigged’The president has repeatedly claimed elections are ‘rigged’ against Republican candidates — except for those they win, in most casesAriana Baio Tuesday 18 August 2026 18:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035039","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doj-election-monitors-midterm-polls-b3035039.html","title":"Trump DOJ to deploy largest crew of monitors as president calls elections ‘rigged’"}}ClosePresident Trump suggests he may declare a national emergency around 'election security'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politic...