Donald Trump is expected to deliver one of his most controversial speeches in American prime time: an address from the White House to the nation primarily focused on the elections. Or rather, according to leaks, on the security of the ballots, the so-called electoral “integrity,” against risks of fraud against him. Which, in his view, primarily means fighting, on the eve of the new midterm vote, for reforms and crackdowns that critics and the Democratic opposition instead accuse of wanting primarily to limit voting rights and intimidate voters.
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More. Trump has promised “big announcements.” He intends once again to claim, as proof of alleged conspiracies against him, that he won the 2020 presidential race, which he actually lost to Joe Biden as confirmed by the negative outcome of the myriad lawsuits his allies filed to overturn the result. Repeatedly disproved by facts, in particular, is the thesis of widespread voting by irregular or illegal immigrants, who are not entitled to vote.
At the heart of his claims now appears a report commissioned by his own administration on alleged foreign interference in the 2020 ballots. In the past, the president and his allies have claimed the existence of such operations against him, even accusing without basis electoral technology companies of manipulating results, sometimes in collusion with foreign countries such as Venezuela. In reality, according to investigations and experts, the only significant case of attempted international interference occurred in 2016, by Russia and in favor of Trump.
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Today this debate takes place in a climate of high tension ahead of a crucial new electoral appointment: the November elections for the renewal of Congress. The Republican party, shaken today by Trump’s low popularity below 40%, risks losing its narrow majority both in the House and, perhaps, in the Senate. And a Democratic success even in just one of the two branches of Parliament would make it very difficult for Trump to pursue his agenda in the second half of his term. It could rather open the way to parliamentary inquiries into his and his administration’s behavior.
Trump, with his eyes on the electoral appointment, has so far loudly insisted on the need to adopt the Save America Act, a bill that triggers strict checks on voter identity, through, for example, the requirement to present a passport or electoral certificate. And it would effectively ban much of the mail-in voting. A project that, however, leaves even some Republicans cold and so far has not seemed to have a chance.
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