# US Joint Chiefs Chairman Rules Out Military Troops at 2026 Polls

General Dan Caine assures Senator Slotkin there are no plans to deploy troops to US election polling places in November 2026.

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General Dan Caine confirmed in the same letter that the Joint Force has no plans to use federal military personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material. [^1]

General Dan Caine, chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that there are no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections. [^2]

General Dan Caine stated he has neither received nor anticipates receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections. [^3]

General Dan Caine wrote to Democratic US Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who asked him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they would not send troops to the polls. [^4]

The United States is set to hold midterm elections in November 2026, which will decide which party controls Congress for the next two years, with all 435 House seats and one-third of Senate seats up for election. [^5]

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump had not discussed any formal plans to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling places during the midterm elections, but declined to rule out the presence of federal agents near voting sites. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. General Dan Caine confirmed in the same letter that the Joint Force has no plans to use federal military personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material. (Al Jazeera, News)
2. General Dan Caine, chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that there are no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections. (Al Jazeera, News)
3. General Dan Caine stated he has neither received nor anticipates receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections. (Al Jazeera, News)
4. General Dan Caine wrote to Democratic US Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who asked him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they would not send troops to the polls. (Al Jazeera, News)
5. The United States is set to hold midterm elections in November 2026, which will decide which party controls Congress for the next two years, with all 435 House seats and one-third of Senate seats up for election. (ZeroHedge, News)
6. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump had not discussed any formal plans to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling places during the midterm elections, but declined to rule out the presence of federal agents near voting sites. (ZeroHedge, News)

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