Democrats Accuse Trump of Rigging 2026 Midterms as His Approval Rating Hits 37%
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 17
Democrats Accuse Trump of Rigging 2026 Midterms as His Approval Rating Hits 37%
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 17
Summary
Chuck Schumer called Trump’s latest election-fraud speech a “pathetic attempt” to relitigate 2020 and said the president is trying to undermine November’s midterms before voting begins.
Thursday night’s address repeated unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen and that current election integrity is compromised, extending allegations Trump had earlier tied to declassified reports on Venezuela and China.
Schumer said Trump’s Save America voter-ID bill — requiring proof of citizenship to register — is effectively dead, arguing courts, Congress and some Republicans have already rejected it.
Jim McGovern mocked the internal logic of Trump’s claims, while Republican critic Sarah Longwell and DNC chair Ken Martin said he is laying the groundwork to delegitimize elections because Republicans expect to lose.
The Democratic pushback comes with Trump’s approval rating at 37%, matching the level recorded when he left office in 2021.