US Joint Chiefs Chair: No Plans to Deploy Troops to Midterm Polling Sites

Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has formally assured Senator Elissa Slotkin that the US military has no plans to send troops to polling places for the November midterm elections. The letter addresses concerns that Trump administration officials might use the military to interfere with the vote. This is a reassurance statement, not a change in policy, but it signals an attempt to de-escalate fears of military involvement in the electoral process.