Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Whether Trump can send police to the polls
The violence in Portland and Kenosha is becoming a major theme in Trump’s re-election strategy. He’s banking on a message of enforcing law and order to appeal to both his base and voters who might be reluctant to support him.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThe violence in Portland and Kenosha is becoming a major theme in Trump’s re-election strategy. He’s banking on a message of enforcing law and order to appeal to both his base and voters who might be reluctant to support him. Part of that strategy could involve sending law enforcement officers to polling places on election day. It’s an idea that Trump’s been floating recently.
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