With the Trump administration assaulting both the spirit and the letter of the United States Constitution on multiple fronts , President Donald Trump has also become increasingly vocal—and combative—in his plans for US election administration.
After nearly a decade of federal and state investment in election security and integrity initiatives , researchers and election officials working on the ground around the country have been clear that US election infrastructure is as robust and transparent as it's ever been. In a March executive order and subsequent comments on social media, though, Trump has promoted a baseless counternarrative that US election infrastructure is outmoded and unreliable, requiring federal intervention.
Trump's administration has also curtailed a signifi