President Donald Trump did not rule out having Senate Republicans refuse to seat former Rep. Mary Peltola if the Democrat defeats Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the 2026 race for Alaska‘s Senate seat.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Alaska election is rigged because of reports that Democrats recruited a former teacher named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. to appear on the ballot. A retired school teacher who has no political experience, Daniel J. Sullivan has the same first and last name as the incumbent senator, and the resulting confusion has Democrats bullish that the seat is in play.

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