{"id":2649496,"date":"2026-08-25T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-stumbles-into-word-salad-after-anderson-cooper-asks-him-whats-wrong-with-ensuring-voters-are-eligible\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:56:53","slug":"dem-senator-stumbles-into-word-salad-after-anderson-cooper-asks-him-whats-wrong-with-ensuring-voters-are-eligible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-stumbles-into-word-salad-after-anderson-cooper-asks-him-whats-wrong-with-ensuring-voters-are-eligible\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Senator Stumbles Into Word Salad After Anderson Cooper Asks Him What&#8217;s Wrong with Ensuring Voters Are Eligible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fdem-senator-stumbles-into-word-salad-after-anderson-cooper-asks-him-whats-wrong-with-ensuring-voters-are-eligible%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=2649496&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 article discusses a recent legal and political debate surrounding President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order related to mail-in ballots. It highlights that the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the order to proceed, which mandates the creation of a voter verification list and restricts ballot delivery to verified citizens. Democrat Senator Chris Murphy was questioned about the order and struggled to provide a clear answer, suggesting that concerns about voter integrity are often based on conspiracies. Murphy claimed that trump aims to suppress votes, notably from urban areas likely to favor Democrats, by identifying non-citizens and removing them from voter rolls. The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling was 6-3, wiht dissenting Justices criticizing the decision as possibly aimed at sowing chaos before the November elections. The article also notes that states challenging the executive order argued it could led to a legally questionable voter-verification system, but supporting states argued that challenges to the order where premature without proof of actual harm.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut struggled to give a clear answer on Monday when asked by CNN\u2019s Anderson Cooper about President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order related to mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumphs-scotus-dems-counting-mail-voting-prepare-panic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> that Trump\u2019s order related to ensuring only U.S. citizens vote by mail-in ballot could go forward.<\/p>\n<p>The directive requires states to send a list of the names of those receiving mail-in ballots so their eligibility to vote can be verified, with the Department of Homeland Security working in conjunction with the Social Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government has an unavoidable duty under Article II of the Constitution of the United States to enforce Federal law, which includes preventing violations of Federal criminal law and maintaining public confidence in election outcomes,\u201d the order read.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Postal Service was instructed not to deliver ballots to those unverified as citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Further, states are required to have \u201cunique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, [to] enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn your view, what is the harm in the Department of Homeland Security creating a list of eligible voters?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-tries-rebrand-anderson-cooper-podcaster-sad-grab-relevance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper<\/a> asked Murphy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Senator Chris Murphy has no real answer other than conspiracies when asked about voter integrity.<\/p>\n<p>CNN: What is the harm in creating a list of eligible voters?<\/p>\n<p>MURPHY: \u201cTrump doesn\u2019t want people to vote\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IaJL7CT402\">pic.twitter.com\/IaJL7CT402<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2092061243611709856?\">August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, ultimately, Trump doesn\u2019t want people to vote, and he\u2019s going to be very selective about who he doesn\u2019t want to vote. He doesn\u2019t want people who are more likely to vote for Democrats to vote,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he\u2019s going to instruct either the Department of Homeland Security or the Postal Service, potentially, to remove people from the voter rolls or to profile people for removal from the voter rolls that are more likely to vote for Democrats, for instance, people who live in cities,\u201d the lawmaker continued, as Cooper remained expressionless.<\/p>\n<p>So his argument apparently is that if non-citizens vote, they are more likely to vote Democrat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chris-murphy-backtracks-sarcasm-cheering-iran-isnt-first-time-reprehensible-words-come-back-haunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murphy<\/a>, who is reportedly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/02\/murphy-anti-trump-pac-2026-00378509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> considering a 2028 run<\/a> for president, then went off the topic of voter integrity entirely, saying Trump is using his position as president to enrich himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump is going to use whatever power he has available to him to make himself rich. He\u2019s going to use whatever power he has available to him to try to steal the election,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>In its Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/26a124_hgci.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-3 ruling<\/a> reversing the injunction, the Supreme Court did not decide whether Trump\u2019s mail-in ballot order is lawful, but determined the 23 states suing to block it did not have standing because they could not prove any \u201cconcrete\u201d harms had been suffered by their citizens, concluding their arguments are \u201cconjecture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her dissent, Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ketanji-brown-jackson-called-embarrassment-using-social-media-slang-birthright-citizenship-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a> accused the majority of \u201c[t]aking its eye off the ball\u201d and thus \u201cmiss[ing] the Government\u2019s actual objective: to secure our imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-justice-sotomayor-apologizes-making-disgusting-unprovoked-statement-brett-kavanaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonia Sotomayor<\/a>, joined by Justice Elena Kagan, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-supreme-court-rules-assault-weapons-ban-constitutional-in-4-3-vote\/\" title=\"Illinois Supreme Court upholds &#039;assault weapons&#039; ban in close vote.\">separate dissenting opinion<\/a>, \u201cToday\u2019s decision does not address whether the President\u2019s attempts to interfere with States\u2019 administration of the November 2026 elections are lawful. Nor does it suggest that the Executive Branch has any constitutional or statutory authority to implement the President\u2019s directives. Instead, today\u2019s decision merely postpones adjudication of those challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The states challenging Trump\u2019s order wrote in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/26\/26A124\/417976\/20260803142451298_Consolidated%20Opposition%20to%20Applications.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brief<\/a> to the Supreme Court that implementing it \u201cwould allow the federal government to rush out an unprecedented, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-states-warn-high-court-that-mail-ballot-order-would-cause-midterm-chaos\/\" title=\"Blue ... warn high court that mail ... would cause midterm chaos\">legally indefensible voter-verification<\/a> and ballot-interception program that would, among other things, give the U.S. Postal Service far-reaching new powers and responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2026\/08\/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-move-forward-with-order-imposing-restrictions-on-ma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCOTUSBlog<\/a> reported that Alabama and 11 other states supporting the order countered in their brief that two recent rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit involving the same executive order concluded it was too early to challenge it without proof of actual harm to the states.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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