Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced a bill to block the president from sending troops to polling stations. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
June 18 (UPI) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced a bill Thursday called the Protect Our Polls Act that would block the president from sending soldiers or federal agents to voting sites during elections.
The bill comes after President Donald Trump said he wouldn't rule out sending the National Guard or Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to polling places in November.
"I'd do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections," The Hill reported Trump told reporters in May.
Slotkin said the bill would prevent Trump from "weaponizing our military and armed federal officers to interfere in our elections."
