As his team struggles to find voter fraud evidence, Trump turns to crowdsourcing (again)

President Donald Trump has announced a $1 million reward for anyone who reports voter fraud that results in someone's arrest and conviction, a move MS NOW's Steve Benen casts as part of a broader effort to erode public trust in elections. Trump posted the offer on social media on Monday and repeated it to reporters, calling it a bonus or reward. It covers past elections as well as the upcoming 2026 midterms.

It is the second crowdsourcing idea in about a week. Last week Trump said at the Oval Office that Americans who expose fraud would be eligible for cash, predicting that people would make millions. Benen reads the turn to the public as a sign that the White House's anti-fraud task force has not produced evidence of systemic fraud.

Whether the program actually exists is unclear. The New York Times reports that the White House did not immediately say where the money would originate or how people would submit accusations. Benen notes that Congress has appropriated no such funds and that no reporting mechanism is in place. He contends that fraud is very rare and that the electoral system is secure.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →