THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood
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Feb 3, 2026 Gillian Brockell, an investigative reporter who covers ICE, detention and deportation practices. She discusses Trump's threats to interfere with voting and how ICE could be used to intimidate voters. They explore practical limits on seizing elections. She also details growing cruelty in ICE deportation flights and the political risks of weaponizing enforcement.
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Public Call To 'Take Over' Voting
- Donald Trump publicly urged Republicans to "take over the voting" and claimed undocumented immigrants vote illegally.
- Greg Sargent frames this as a lawless threat to use federal power to interfere in elections.
ICE As A Tool To Disrupt Elections
- Sargent and Gillian Brockell warn Trump could try to use ICE to disrupt midterms by intimidating voters.
- Brockell notes logistical limits: ICE lacks manpower and legal mechanisms to literally run elections.
Crisis-Making Over Direct Control
- Creating a crisis atmosphere via ICE operations can intimidate voters and favor Republicans in key jurisdictions.
- Sargent cautions such manufactured crises may backfire politically against MAGA.