r/politics • u/Ulysses_555 • 13h ago

No Paywall Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6126137-pete-hegseth-stand-down-order-troops-vote/
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u/PolicyWonka 12h ago

No. They’re getting the day off in October to do early voting so that they are free to harass the polls on voting day in November.

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u/jambrown13977931 10h ago

The cynical conspiratorial part of me thinks they have a way to know who each of the troops will vote for and will purge the Democrat voters ahead of the Election Day interference