# Panic buttons at the ready as election officials brace for Trump’s midterm push

https://mins.news/en/video/59112

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 10:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzSuLcX091M

> US state and local officials are taking extraordinary measures to safeguard voting systems, election staff and public confidence as signs grow that the president is seeking to influence November’s elections through federal power and claims of fraud.

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