So Trump Didn’t Steal the Elections?

The Wall Street Journal · The Editorial Board · 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC

Now watch as all those fantasies about ICE and ‘suppression’ disappear.

And wouldn’t you know, President Trump didn’t steal the 2026 elections after all. Democrats and the press spent months publicly fantasizing on variations of that theme. Would Mr. Trump send ICE agents to the polls? Command the 82nd Airborne to seize the voting machines? Order the U.S. Postal Service to do, um, something or other?

Turns out, this was another partisan panic attack, promoted to gin up interest and enthusiasm. It’s sadly become par for the course, from both parties. The difference is that when Mr. Trump rambles about phantom mass fraud and the SAVE America Act, he gets constantly refuted, including in these pages. When top Democrats suggest that the GOP is plotting to hijack elections, the media indulges them.

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