Trump Offers Big Reward for Anyone Reporting Voter Fraud

Cash is now at the center of President Trump's push heading into the 2026 midterms. The president took to social media on Monday to vow that "anybody reporting Voter Fraud" in past or upcoming elections would get $1 million "upon the arrest and conviction" of those responsible, without saying where the money would come from or how tips should be filed, per the New York Times. The move extends Trump's long-running attacks on the election system and his efforts to wield his office in the fight for control of Congress.

The president has questioned state-run vote counts and, most recently, signaled he might contest Alaska's Senate certification. At the same time, Trump has floated big-dollar voter enticements, from $500 Obamacare "refund" checks and $90 Medicare deposits to a proposed $5,000 "Trump Dividend" for every adult if Republicans hang on to Congress. NBC News offers the reminder that "there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in US elections, though Trump has spent years claiming that there is and that it cost him the 2020 election he lost."