US military has no plans to send troops to midterm polling sites, Dan Caine says

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Letter from chair of joint chiefs of staff addresses concerns over Trump officials using military to interfere with vote The highest‑ranking US military officer says there are no plans to deploy troops to polling places during the November midterm elections – responding to Senator Elissa Slotkin’s request for information amid concerns about whether the Trump administration might send service members to election sites. In a letter obta

Source: The Guardian

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