Person
Wayne Allyn Root
Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist · Real America's Voice TV host · Election denier and Trump ally — in 3 stories, 2 quotes on record.
What they said verbatim
“If you declare a national security emergency for elections… you don't even need the Senate's vote.”
MS NOW / MaddowBlog · Aug 10 · Trump Won't Rule Out Using Emergency Powers to Restrict Voting
“Let me put an idea in your head, okay? You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship and a limit to mail-in ballots. You don't even need to have the Senate's vote.”
Democracy Docket · Trump signals willingness to declare national security emergency to control elections