Axelrod: ‘Signals are flashing red’ over potential Trump election interference

Campaign Axelrod: ‘Signals are flashing red’ over potential Trump election interference Comments: by Sarah Davis - 07/10/26 2:11 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 07/10/26 2:11 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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David Axelrod warned on Friday of possible election interference in the midterms after President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission on Thursday.

“All the signals are flashing red, the latest being @POTUS’s summary dismissal of the remaining Federal Election Assistance Commission members,” the Democratic strategist wrote in a social media post.

The commission is a bipartisan and independent board established in 2002 to help voters participate in the election process and assists election officials. Republican member Christy McCormick also resigned on Thursday.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized the firings as a “brazen attempt to seize control of our elections” in a statement.

“Senate Democrats will fight this power grab at every turn,” he wrote. “The American people — not Donald Trump — will decide the 2026 election.”

The White House sought to justify the move, saying in a statement that Trump “reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America’s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted.”

The president has repeated false allegations of widespread voter fraud in 2020 and directed his administration to investigate voting records from the election following his loss to former President Biden.

Axelrod also cited the president’s controversial appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of National Intelligence, his executive order targeting mail-in ballot voting and his “pathological prioritization” of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

This legislation, which would place proof of citizenship requirements on voter registration and require a photo ID when casting a ballot, would “be the most powerful voter suppression tool in generations,” according to Axelrod.

“On the square, the @GOP would take a beating this fall, largely because of Trump’s unpopularity,” the political strategist said in a post on the social platform X. “So he’s setting up Plan B–do whatever you need to do to win. Anything. Anyone who says ‘Well, he wouldn’t do THAT’ hasn’t paid attention. He’s already proven he will!”

Axelrod also warned that the fallout of the midterm elections could be “even more turbulent.”

“The courts are going to be very busy this fall,” he added.