Trump slashes election security efforts while making it harder for some to vote | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Last Tuesday, Trump issued an expansive executive order impacting the conduct of elections across the nation. Plenty of the focus in that order was on Trump's attempt to impose identification requirements at polling places, calling for voters to show a U.S. passport, a REAL ID driver's license or something similar. Because he is inherently dishonest about this sort of stuff, Trump branded that as "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections."
52% : Remember: Just about every accusation Trump makes is really a confession.
48% : So it comes as little surprise that Trump, two months into his second term as president, is trying to make it harder to vote for people who don't support him while also slashing away at security systems that keep our elections safe and secure.
39% : " Trump always questions election results, whether he wins or loses.
37% : Norden noted that "literally tens of millions of Americans don't have" the kinds of identification Trump was trying to mandate at polling places.
35% : " Schmidt can't say for sure why Trump is doing this.
34% : But he noted that Trump has claimed, without evidence, that elections officials try to influence the outcome of political contests.
30% : Here's another thing to keep in mind about Trump.
29% : Trump has purposefully weakened election security Trump, in February, had Attorney General Pam Bondi disband the Department of Justice's Foreign Influence Task Force, established in Trump's first term to track disinformation campaigns by Russia and other rogue nations.
28% : Trump doesn't have the authority to do this.
21% : " Trump is still scalded by the verified instances of Russia attempting to interfere in our elections, often when he is on the ballot.
19% : " He said Trump lacks the authority to impose this, and for good reason.

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