'Good development': Lara Trump's recruitment of Republican poll watchers in Pennsylvania sparks debate on election integrity

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, addressed her organization's 'Protect The Vote' tour in Newtown, Pennsylvania
PUBLISHED JUN 20, 2024
Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, along with other officials, advocated for election integrity in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 18 (Getty Images)
Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, along with other officials, advocated for election integrity in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 18 (Getty Images)

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA: Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee and wife of Eric Trump, along with other officials, advocated for election integrity in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 18.

Attendees told the New York Post that they intend to vote by mail.


 
 
 
 
 
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The daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump visited Pennsylvania as part of the RNC's "Protect The Vote Tour," which began in Michigan on Friday and is set to continue as the Republican party aims to prepare poll watchers and legal experts to oversee critical polling locations nationwide.

Lara Trump claimed that this initiative ensures that “every legal vote” is counted in the November election, particularly in light of the increased use of mail-in ballots, which has raised new procedural questions.

What did Lara Trump say in her address to Pennsylvania GOP voters?

"We want to have an army of people across this country — 100,000 people strong — to ensure integrity in our elections," Lara Trump told a packed house in Newtown, Bucks County.

“This is unlike anything we’ve ever done before,” she claimed. “Not only are we training people to be poll watchers, we can train people to be poll workers, to actually work in . . . the tabulation centers where the mail-in ballots come in.”


 
 
 
 
 
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In the RNC's election-integrity tour, Lara Trump was accompanied by RNC Chairman Michael Whatley, Rep Dan Meuser (R-Pa), and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who played a significant role in former President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial defense team.

Each speaker delivered succinct remarks, which were positively received by the audience in attendance.

In elucidating his vision for the RNC's election integrity tour, Whatley expressed that the organization had previously diffused its focus across various initiatives.


 
 
 
 
 
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The RNC Chairman highlighted two primary objectives: bolstering get-out-the-vote efforts and “protecting” the integrity of the electoral process.

Whatley defined "protecting" the vote as guaranteeing adherence to state election laws and endorsing "common sense" measures such as voter-ID requirements and periodic purging of voter rolls in future elections.


 
 
 
 
 
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Moreover, Whatley emphasized the significance of being “in the room” in upholding the electoral process, drawing upon his experience as an attorney in the well-known 2000 Bush-Gore recount in Broward County, Florida.

“If we had not had the 400+ attorneys that we had down there, we would be talking about President Gore, not President Bush,” Whatley said. “It has absolutely stuck with me since that day how important it is for us to be in the room.”

Social media reactions to RNC's 'Protect The Vote Tour'

One X user claimed, "The actual purpose is to accuse others of cheating,so they can take it to courts that will overturn the results. Roger Stone said they have their judges in place."



 

Another user suggested, "Not just poll watchers, you need body cams to record everything and not just when you think something is wrong."



 

Another user said, "There is nothing the dems won't do to beat Trump."



 

One X user remarked, "Poll watchers lmao, what a bunch of mouthbreathers."



 

Another user wrote, "Pennsylvania cheats massively, so this is a good development."



 

Finally, this user tweeted, "You only cheaters were, are and will be #GOPutins."



 

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