One of the nation’s leading military officials said the Trump administration is not deploying soldiers to monitor midterm elections in November.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, the country’s highest-ranking military officer, responded to Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-MI) request that he outline the administration’s stance on deploying military members to polling sites. Caine said such a plan is not in the works, saying he had “neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order,” in a letter to the Michigan Democrat.
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“Election 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,” he wrote.
