{"id":2652682,"date":"2026-08-31T23:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-plans-to-deploy-military-to-midterm-polls-gen-caine-tells-slotkin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T03:29:39","slug":"no-plans-to-deploy-military-to-midterm-polls-gen-caine-tells-slotkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-plans-to-deploy-military-to-midterm-polls-gen-caine-tells-slotkin\/","title":{"rendered":"No plans to deploy military to midterm polls, Gen. Caine tells Slotkin"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fno-plans-to-deploy-military-to-midterm-polls-gen-caine-tells-slotkin%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=2652682&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>A senior military official has clarified that the Trump management has no plans to deploy soldiers or federal military personnel to monitor the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff,Dan Caine,responded to a request from Senator Elissa Slotkin,stating that no such deployment is planned and that he has not received any unlawful orders regarding the election security process. The Department of Homeland Security and White House officials have consistently dismissed concerns that troops or ICE would be used at polling sites, emphasizing that election administration remains the responsibility of state and local authorities. The discussion was intensified by former Trump adviser Steve bannon and vague comments from Trump about &#8220;nationalizing&#8221; elections, which he later clarified did not imply federal control but referenced concerns over election integrity.Trump has also championed legislation requiring photo ID and claimed that foreign countries,particularly China,interfered with U.S. elections, including the 2020 cycle, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleging massive data breaches targeting voter details<\/a>. Despite rumors and political debates, officials maintain that the military will not be involved in election monitoring or ballot handling during the midterms.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the nation\u2019s leading <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\">military<\/a> officials said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> is not deploying soldiers to monitor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\">midterm elections<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-mocks-critics-of-critical-race-theory-bullies-afraid-snowflakes\/\" title=\"Illinois Dem Mocks Critics Of Critical Race Theory: \u2018Bullies,\u2019 \u2018Afraid,\u2019 \u2018Snowflakes\u2019\">highest-ranking military officer<\/a>, responded to Sen. Elissa Slotkin\u2019s (D-MI) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/slotkin-hegseth-military-midterm-elections-trump-f1f7d71f7874eecc08db52e80a715bcb\">request<\/a> that he outline the administration\u2019s stance on deploying military members to polling sites. Caine said such a plan is not in the works, saying he had \u201cneither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order,\u201d in a letter to the Michigan Democrat. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707394\/military-not-monitoring-midterm-polls-dan-caine-slotkin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>No plans to deploy military to midterm polls, Gen. Dan Caine tells Slotkin<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707345\/el-sayed-defends-hasan-piker-senate-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El Sayed rips effort to \u2018cancel\u2019 Piker after streamer exits Michigan campaign trail<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707063\/mike-johnson-backs-max-miller-reelection-bid-despite-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson backs Max Miller\u2019s reelection bid despite abuse allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cElection administration and security remain the fundamental responsibility of state and local officials. The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections. Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections,\u201d Caine added in the letter. \u201cI stand ready to discuss this matter further with you or with other Senators.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caine\u2019s letter is the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4473344\/ice-not-at-polling-sites-during-2026-elections-dhs\/\">latest attempt<\/a> from administration officials to tamp down concerns from Democrats who have suggested they\u2019re afraid the White House will send in troops or Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to monitor the elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in February that ICE is not planning operations at polling locations. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1\">last year<\/a> it is \u201ccategorically false, will not happen, it\u2019s just wrongheaded,\u201d to think President Donald Trump could use the military to suppress or prevent voting during the midterm elections. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the debate started when Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Trump during his first term before the president fired him, urged the White House to send ICE to the polls. More rumors started when Trump made <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4443988\/trump-nationalize-voting-republicans\/\">vague comments<\/a> in February about \u201cnationalizing\u201d elections, citing concerns that Democrats could be rigging election systems in battleground areas. The president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4447075\/trump-renews-push-nationalize-elections-fraud-midterm-elections\/\">later said<\/a> he didn\u2019t use the term \u201cnationalize,\u201d saying, \u201cI said there are some areas in our country that are extremely corrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Republicans should say, \u2018We want to take over,\u2019\u201d Trump told former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. \u201cWe should take over the voting \u2026 in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that are so crooked, and they\u2019re counting votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4443279\/trump-raises-nationalized-voting-idea-bongino-return-podcast\/\"><strong>TRUMP RAISES \u2018NATIONALIZED VOTING\u2019 IDEA IN BONGINO\u2019S RETURN PODCAST DEBUT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk about election integrity has become a key push of Trump\u2019s second term, after he claimed the 2020 election was rigged against him in favor of Joe Biden. Trump has fought this year to pass major election integrity legislation that would require voters to show photo ID when they turn in ballots, through the SAVE America Act. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652897\/trump-team-talked-him-out-crazier-claims-voting-security-speech\/\">gave a high-profile speech<\/a> that multiple major networks declined to cover, outlining data from intelligence agencies he said indicated U.S. election systems and voting machines are vulnerable to foreign interference, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.\u00a0 Starting during the 2020 election cycle, China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in the illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files, Trump said, citing the CIA\u2019s findings. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military chief denies plans to deploy troops for midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2652683,"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\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274635111.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34382,58031,34250,41549,19817],"class_list":["post-2652682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-security","tag-gen-caine","tag-midterm-elections","tag-military-deployment","tag-slotkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274635111.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652682","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652686,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652682\/revisions\/2652686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}