Director, Voting Rights & Elections Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Feb 26 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today @wapo reported activists are urging Trump to declare an emergency based on claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election and use emergency powers to dramatically alter election rules. Trump has no power to run elections, even in an emergency. 🧵washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
The Constitution gives power over elections to the states and Congress, not the president. That's why Trump's attempts to change election rules so far have been blocked by the courts. brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…