{"id":2521526,"date":"2025-12-15T18:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlantics-frum-warns-trump-could-block-critics-from-voting\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T18:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:34:32","slug":"atlantics-frum-warns-trump-could-block-critics-from-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlantics-frum-warns-trump-could-block-critics-from-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Atlantic\u2019s&#8217; Frum warns Trump could block critics from voting"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fatlantics-frum-warns-trump-could-block-critics-from-voting%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=2521526&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the ongoing intensity of what is described as the media&#8217;s &#8220;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8221; (TDS), highlighting a recent example involving David Frum, a never-trumper writer for The Atlantic. Frum suggested on MS NOW that former President Donald Trump might resort to extreme measures to influence voting, such as using troops to intimidate voters, briefly detaining individuals on Election Day to verify their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-spacexs-hiring-practices-after-non-u-s-citizen-alleges-discrimination\/\" title=\"DOJ Investigating SpaceX\u2019s Hiring Practices After Non-U.S. Citizen Alleges Discrimination\">citizenship status<\/a>, or employing other borderline legal tactics to suppress votes. The discussion included speculation that Trump could hold people until polls close or target areas with immigrant populations to discourage voting. The host of the show,Ali Velshi,noted that if only &#8220;dirty tricks&#8221; remain as options,they will become the focus of such efforts. The article criticizes these claims as fearmongering, particularly since manny Americans vote early, lessening the impact of Election day interference. It concludes by labeling Frum&#8217;s warnings as an extreme example of Trump Derangement Syndrome.  <\/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\">New TDS height: &lsquo;Atlantic&rsquo;s&rsquo; Frum warns Trump could block critics from voting<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2206763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to imagine that the media&rsquo;s Trump Derangement Syndrome can get any worse, but every day, there is a new example that there is no end to it.<\/p>\n<p>For this week&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3910686\/connie-chung-podcast-bari-weiss-cbs-changes-liberal-media-scream\/\">Liberal Media Scream<\/a>, we&rsquo;re featuring the <em>Atlantic&rsquo;s<\/em> never-Trumper <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2021\/09\/never-trumpers-democrats-now\/620055\/\">David Frum<\/a>, who said that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> might arrest or detain people to stop them from voting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3917983\/doom-loop-loosens-trump-gop-turnaround\/\">&lsquo;Doom loop&rsquo; loosens around Trump and GOP in start of &lsquo;turnaround&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3916973\/trump-slows-bleeding-of-independent-voters\/\">Trump slows bleeding of independent voters: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3916110\/liberal-2024-autopsy-harris-campaign-committed-suicide\/\">Liberal 2024 &lsquo;autopsy&rsquo;: Harris campaign committed suicide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3758044\/msnbc-rebrand-ms-now\/\">MS NOW,<\/a> he went through a list of possibilities Trump could employ, such as using troops to intimidate voters or detain them to check their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-follows-radical-agenda-in-first-72-hours\/\" title=\"Biden Follows Radical Agenda In First 72 Hours\">immigration status<\/a>. Citing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> precedent, he suggested that voters could be detained at 3 p.m. on Election Day and held until the polls close.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many Americans <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3196476\/republicans-early-voting-edge-turnaround-2020\/\">vote early<\/a> and have since the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a> crisis, so his fearmongering about Election Day trickery is pointless. But it makes for good MS NOW TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s an interesting point that David makes,&rdquo; cheered Ali Velshi, who was hosting <em>Deadline: White House <\/em>on MS NOW. &ldquo;If dirty tricks are all that&rsquo;s left, you&rsquo;re going to put all your energy into the dirty tricks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atlantic&rsquo;s Frum Charges Trump Will Use Troops and Arrests to Stop People from Voting\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAkp82UF8s8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>From Friday afternoon&rsquo;s <em>Deadline: White House<\/em> on MS NOW:<\/p>\n<p><strong>VELSHI:<\/strong> <em>There continue to be real and massive challenges against free and fair voting in 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRUM:<\/strong> <em>Look, Donald Trump has made, and his family have made, $1 billion in his first year as president. That&rsquo;s the kind of behavior that used to be not just a little bit illegal in the United States, but massively criminal in the United States. Now, the rules seem to be different, or at least they&rsquo;re enforced differently. But the law could come back into effect in a different political alignment. And that has to be a very scary possibility for Donald Trump.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So he will do anything. And we &mdash; I talked on my podcast this week with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center &mdash; he might do, you know, one of the things that the Supreme Court has authorized is the brief detention of American citizens to check that they are indeed American citizens, brief detention. How brief is brief? Can you arrest them at 3:00 in the afternoon and hold them till after the polls close? Is that brief?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Can you put troops on the streets in marginal areas in an effort to intimidate people who maybe have a member of their family who has a doubtful immigration status, and don&rsquo;t want to risk any kind of encounter with the police? Can you, aside from gerrymandering, can you do other kinds of things that are at the margin of the law to shape the electorate in such a way that it&rsquo;s more favorable? Now, in the face of the kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massive public discontent<\/a> that seems to be brewing in the country, none of this may be enough, but when a dirty trick is the only trick you have, the dirty trick becomes your entire repertoire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>VELSHI:<\/strong> <em>Basil [Smikle], this is important because, and by the way, they&rsquo;re probably instructions, we can talk about this for the next several months about, &ldquo;OK, if you think you&rsquo;re at risk of being detained for a few hours,&rdquo; as I am a man of a certain color in New York, &ldquo;better vote early,&rdquo; so that I&rsquo;ve got that chance. But that&rsquo;s an interesting point that David makes. If dirty tricks are all that&rsquo;s left, you&rsquo;re going to put all your energy into the dirty tricks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3918286\/trump-negative-reaction-truth-social-post-rob-reiner-trump-derangement-syndrome\/\">TRUMP FACES NEGATIVE REACTIONS AFTER TRUTH SOCIAL POST SAYING ROB REINER HAD &lsquo;TDS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/staff\/brent-baker\">Brent Baker<\/a>, the Steven P.J. Wood senior fellow and vice president for research and publications at the Media Research Center, explained our pick: &ldquo;Time for Frum to put on a tin foil hat. Could there be a better display of Trump Derangement Syndrome?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>FIVE<\/strong> out of <strong>FIVE<\/strong> screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New TDS peak: Atlantic&#8217;s Frum claims Trump may block voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2521527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24227629468231-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68866,35795,3634,40526,32570],"class_list":["post-2521526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-atlantics-frum","tag-political-criticism","tag-trump","tag-voter-suppression","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24227629468231-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521530,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521526\/revisions\/2521530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}