Trump demands Alaska candidates be removed over alleged ballot scheme

A New York Times investigation links Democratic operatives to a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race.Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026US President Donald Trump has called for the removal and prosecution of two candidates in Alaska’s Senate race, accusing Democrats of orchestrating a scheme to mislead voters.Trump’s demand on Wednesday followed a New York Times investigation into efforts by people linked to Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign to recruit candidates who could draw support from Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, including a retired teacher with the same name.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ‘noncitizen’ ballotslist 2 of 3Who is leading the US midterm polls as Trump and Harris campaign?list 3 of 3Why a Democratic win in US midterms could adversely affect Europeend of listThe November 3 vote could help determine control of the US Senate, Congress’s upper chamber.In Truth Social posts on Wednesday, Trump accused Peltola and Daniel J Sullivan Jr of election fraud and called for both to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted.He described the alleged operation as “Voter Fraud at the Highest Level” and accused ...