Trump ally Peter Ticktin urges president to declare election emergency ahead of midterm elections

Published July 6, 2026 1:43pm ET | Updated July 6, 2026 1:43pm ET



Peter Ticktin, a Florida attorney and longtime friend of President Donald Trump, has urged the president to declare an election emergency ahead of the midterm elections.

Following Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss, Ticktin has maintained that foreign interference influenced the election, pointing to voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, according to CNN

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