Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

Bumbles

(644 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:54 AM Friday

'Be ready': Expert warns Trump's 'boyhood pal' on verge of enacting major midterm 'scheme' [View all]

Is this purely hyperbolic headlining or something to take more seriously. Nothing feels safe or normal anymore.

"Former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor sounded the alarm Thursday over what he warned was an imminent “scheme” to “hijack the midterm vote” – an alleged plot that at its center is President Donald Trump’s “boyhood pal.”

The “boyhood pal” in question is Peter Ticktin, an 80-year-old Florida lawyer who first met Trump in the 1950s at the New York Military Academy. Ticktin was in the Oval Office as recently as last week according to Taylor, and has vigorously pushed Trump to declare a national emergency over unsubstantiated claims of foreign election interference in the 2020 election.

“Ticktin insists the proof of the grand conspiracy is coming any day now, once [Venezuelan President] Nicolás Maduro starts talking from federal custody. And some have speculated that the Trump administration is trying to induce the Venezuelan leader to go along with such an admission in exchange for leniency,” Taylor wrote in an analysis published on his Substack Thursday."

https://www.rawstory.com/midterm-elections-2677201790/

5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»'Be ready': Expert warns ...