{"id":2455372,"date":"2025-07-03T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carville-warns-trump-could-declare-martial-law-to-keep-democrats-from-winning-in-2026-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:45:09","slug":"carville-warns-trump-could-declare-martial-law-to-keep-democrats-from-winning-in-2026-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carville-warns-trump-could-declare-martial-law-to-keep-democrats-from-winning-in-2026-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Carville warns Trump could declare martial law to keep Democrats from winning in 2026 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcarville-warns-trump-could-declare-martial-law-to-keep-democrats-from-winning-in-2026-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic strategist James Carville recently expressed concerns that former President Donald Trump may attempt to manipulate the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview, Carville warned that Trump could resort to drastic measures, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-leaders-join-gen-milley-and-release-statement-saying-there-is-no-role-for-us-army-in-martial-law-in-determining-elections\/\" title=\"Army Leaders Join Gen. Milley and Release Statement Saying There Is \u201cNo Role\u201d for US Army in Martial Law in Determining ...s\">declaring martial law<\/a>, if he anticipates critically important Democratic victories and fails to extricate himself from potential defeat. Carville believes Trump is capable of breaking laws to secure advantages for Republicans,noting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-expands-its-power-to-penalize-powerful-companies\/\" title=\"FTC Expands Its Power to Penalize Powerful Companies\">shifting political landscape<\/a>,with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">working-class<\/a> and youth voters moving away from Democrats,could further jeopardize their chances in the upcoming elections. He emphasizes the challenges Democrats face in unifying under a coherent leadership and agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Carville warns Trump could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/okeefe-dials-in-to-cnn-conference-call-with-senior-leadership-tells-jeff-zucker-he-will-release-tapes-of-editorial-calls-tonight-zucker-panics-and-hangs-up-video\/\" title=\"O&#039;Keefe Dials in to CNN Conference ... with Senior Leadership, Tells Jeff Zucker He Will Release Tapes of Editorial ...s Tonight - Zucker Panics and Hangs Up! (VIDEO)\">declare martial law<\/a> to keep Democrats from winning in 2026<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1847833\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">James Carville<\/a> on Wednesday refused to back down from claims that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>will &ldquo;try to call the election off, to do anything he can&rdquo; to stop Democrats from sweeping the 2026 midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to see a massive defeat coming, and he&rsquo;ll try to do anything he can to extricate himself in that defeat, and I would not put it at all past him to try to call martial law or declare that there&rsquo;s some kind of national emergency in the country or anything like that, because the hoof prints are coming, you can hear them, and they&rsquo;re going to get shellacking in November of 2026,&rdquo; Carville said during an interview with NewsNation&rsquo;s Chris Cuomo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3462080\/deb-fischer-backs-omaha-city-councilman-brinker-harding-don-bacon-house-seat\/\">Deb Fischer backs Omaha city councilman for Don Bacon&#8217;s House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3461567\/why-zohran-mamdani-succeeded-where-kamala-harris-failed\/\">Why Zohran Mamdani succeeded where Kamala Harris failed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3461022\/elon-musk-america-party-proposal-could-it-work\/\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s &#8216;America Party&#8217; proposal &mdash; could it work?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While Trump pieced together an unprecedented coalition to pull off a historic comeback for Republicans in the White House and both chambers of Congress last year, the majority party is historically at a disadvantage during midterm elections, giving impetus to Democrats&rsquo; hopes of sweeping the 2026 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Carville has warned that Trump would be willing to break the law to keep that from happening, claiming during another interview on Tuesday that Democrats have &ldquo;every reason to be scared&rdquo; that the president would try to rig the election in favor of Republicans and prevent historical party-in-power midterm election losses in the House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s going see retirements and people are going to start coming in and saying, &lsquo;You know, we&rsquo;re getting ready to lose, I got to change, I&rsquo;ve got to get some distance.&rsquo; And he&rsquo;s going to see all that coming. And I don&rsquo;t put anything past him, nothing!&rdquo; Carville told CNN&rsquo;s Jim Acosta this week. &ldquo;To try to call the election off, to do anything he can. He can think of things like that, that we can&rsquo;t because we&rsquo;re not accustomed to thinking like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite hopeful projections for Democrats next year based on past midterm election results, the party has faced singular hurdles in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >moving past victories scored<\/a> by Republicans during the 2024 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Working-class voters moved allegiances to the GOP, while the minority and youth vote moved toward Republicans as well amid deep dissatisfaction with the policies offered by the Biden-era Democratic Party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump talks with reporters on Air Force One after visiting a migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, as he heads back to Joint Base Andrews, Md. 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