President Trump recently stated that he "feel I won Minnesota" three times, despite losing the state in 2016 and again in 2020. Two weeks later, Attorney General Pam Bondi made a demand for sensitive voting information from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, likening it to collecting protection money. This move has been widely criticized as an attempt by the Trump administration to intimidate voters.
In January 24, another federal immigration officer killing in Minneapolis took place, and two days later, Bondi appeared on Fox News making her demands known. The timing of these events raises questions about the motivation behind the administration's actions. It appears that the Trump administration is using death and fear as bargaining chips to get what it wants.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez has expressed concerns about the quid pro quo at play, asking if the executive branch is trying to achieve a goal through force that cannot be achieved through the courts. The answer, in this case, appears to be yes, with Bondi's demand for voting information having nothing to do with immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration's scrutiny of voter rolls has been manufactured as part of an effort to justify cracking down on elections. However, there is no evidence linking welfare fraud to voter fraud. The Somali daycare scandal was blown up into a grand conspiracy to steal elections, despite the lack of evidence supporting this claim.
In her letter to Walz, Bondi asked for confirmation that Minnesota's registration system complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1960. However, this request appears to be a thinly veiled attempt to intimidate voters and gain access to sensitive information. The Trump administration has been suing roughly two dozen states, including all states it lost in 2020, demanding unredacted voter registration files.
Minnesota's Secretary of State Steve Simon declined to provide the data, citing concerns about violating state and federal privacy laws. Walz responded by saying that he would rather focus on real issues, such as investigating Epstein files.
The Trump administration is testing the boundaries of what it can get away with ahead of the November midterms. The voter roll demands and mass deportations are part of a larger puzzle that includes attacks on birthright citizenship, purges of federal employees, revenge prosecutions, and efforts to control the media. It's all part of the same project: MAGA.
The administration's actions have been widely condemned as an attempt to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The use of sensitive voting information to build a massive national voter database controlled by the executive branch is chilling and would likely drive down voter participation in immigrant communities.
In January 24, another federal immigration officer killing in Minneapolis took place, and two days later, Bondi appeared on Fox News making her demands known. The timing of these events raises questions about the motivation behind the administration's actions. It appears that the Trump administration is using death and fear as bargaining chips to get what it wants.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez has expressed concerns about the quid pro quo at play, asking if the executive branch is trying to achieve a goal through force that cannot be achieved through the courts. The answer, in this case, appears to be yes, with Bondi's demand for voting information having nothing to do with immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration's scrutiny of voter rolls has been manufactured as part of an effort to justify cracking down on elections. However, there is no evidence linking welfare fraud to voter fraud. The Somali daycare scandal was blown up into a grand conspiracy to steal elections, despite the lack of evidence supporting this claim.
In her letter to Walz, Bondi asked for confirmation that Minnesota's registration system complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1960. However, this request appears to be a thinly veiled attempt to intimidate voters and gain access to sensitive information. The Trump administration has been suing roughly two dozen states, including all states it lost in 2020, demanding unredacted voter registration files.
Minnesota's Secretary of State Steve Simon declined to provide the data, citing concerns about violating state and federal privacy laws. Walz responded by saying that he would rather focus on real issues, such as investigating Epstein files.
The Trump administration is testing the boundaries of what it can get away with ahead of the November midterms. The voter roll demands and mass deportations are part of a larger puzzle that includes attacks on birthright citizenship, purges of federal employees, revenge prosecutions, and efforts to control the media. It's all part of the same project: MAGA.
The administration's actions have been widely condemned as an attempt to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The use of sensitive voting information to build a massive national voter database controlled by the executive branch is chilling and would likely drive down voter participation in immigrant communities.
just saw this and I'm so worried about our country's future. Like, Trump thinks he can just make demands on states for their voting info like they're his personal ATM 
and then use that to try and scare people away from the polls? It's super concerning! We need more transparency and accountability from our leaders, not less 
. And what's up with all these lawsuits about voter rolls? Isn't it just a big waste of time? 
Anyway, here's a link on voting rights: 
I'm getting major vibes that this whole thing with Pam Bondi and Trump's administration is all about manipulating fear and death to get what they want... it's like, how low can you go? 
Their tactics are so transparently aggressive, it's hard to believe they think people are buying into it. And let's be real, the fact that they're trying to collect sensitive voting info like it's protection money is just laughable 
. The whole thing reeks of intimidation and voter suppression... can't we just have a fair election for once? 
. And let's be real, this whole thing reeks of election interference 
. I'm not buying the "oh, we just want to make sure our elections are secure" narrative, it's all a ruse 
. The fact that Trump is still spewing lies about winning Minnesota like he won or something? 
...it's just more proof that this administration has no qualms about getting creative with their "facts". Meanwhile, we're supposed to be worried about voter suppression? 
Give me a break! It's all about maintaining power and control 
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that's like, the ultimate "trump card" right there. and let's not forget, the Trump admin is just trying to distract us from all their other shady stuff. like, remember that Somali daycare scandal? lolol still waiting on some real proof about that one...
this is getting crazy! Trump and his crew are like a bad game of poker, they're bluffing left and right 
. First it's about Minnesota, now it's about immigration officers being killed... it's all connected to the midterms 
. And what's with Bondi's demands? Collecting protection money? 
. The fact that they're trying to intimidate voters and undermine democracy is disgusting 
. We need to speak out against this kind of behavior and make sure our voices are heard 
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. It seems like the Trump admin is trying to scare voters into giving them access to sensitive info. I mean, who does that? It's not right to try and strong-arm people into sharing their personal data just because they disagree with someone. And the timing of these events, with the recent police shooting in Minneapolis, it's just too suspicious 
. The fact that AG Bondi is trying to collect this info like it's protection money makes me think she's just trying to intimidate voters. I don't think we should be afraid of our government officials making demands for our personal info, it's just not how democracy works 
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this whole thing smells like a power play 
, like they're trying to control every aspect of elections, and voter registration info is just another piece of that puzzle 
. I mean, what's the real motive here? Are they really concerned about election integrity or is it just about gathering as much data as possible to influence voters? 
. Maybe we should be looking at ways to improve election security instead of trying to get our hands on sensitive info from states 
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