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Trump Offers $1 Million Voter Fraud Reward Eight Days Before Midterms
US President Donald Trump announced a $1 million voter fraud reward on Monday, eight days before the November 3 midterm elections, promising payment once anyone named in a tipoff is arrested and convicted.
The US President made the offer in a Truth Social announcement tied to the 2026 midterms on November 3, saying anyone supplying voter fraud tipoffs that lead to a conviction would be paid in full.
What the reward covers and what is unknown
Under the terms Trump set out, the $1 million goes to a person whose information leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever committed fraud in past elections or in the upcoming midterm election.
"Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those"
The president gave no details of how the reward would be funded or administered.
Why the timing matters
The announcement landed eight days before the November 3 elections. Polls show Democrats pulling ahead as Republicans fight to retain control of both chambers of Congress. According to the report, a Democratic victory would threaten to stall Trump's agenda and expose his administration to congressional investigations during his final two years in office.
Fraud claims against the record
Trump has a history of election fraud claims, including the false assertion that he won the 2020 presidential election. Research on the question points the other way:
- •Studies have consistently found voter fraud exceptionally rare.
- •Voting by non-citizens is already illegal in federal elections.
Other pre-election moves
- •Trump earlier promised $5,000 to every adult American citizen if Republicans retain both chambers, a proposal costing more than $1 trillion that would require congressional approval.
- •He has tied compensation for veterans sickened by contaminated water at a North Carolina military base to a Republican victory.
- •The Justice Department has sued to prevent Alaska from certifying its Senate election results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing possible voter confusion over another candidate with the same name.
- •Trump acknowledged personally ordering the Alaska lawsuit, although his attorney general denied seeking to overturn the election result.
The reward's funding and administration remain unspecified. The next step is the November 3 vote, eight days after the Truth Social announcement.
