Schumer calls Trump’s election commission firings ‘brazen attempt’ to control elections

Published July 10, 2026 10:34am ET | Updated July 10, 2026 10:34am ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump on Thursday after the administration removed the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving the independent agency without any sitting commissioners just months before the 2026 midterm elections.

“Donald Trump said Republicans should ‘take over the voting,’” Schumer said in a statement. “Today, he took another step toward doing exactly that.

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