It’s one of those surely-it-can’t-happen-here worries that awakens many of us in the dead of night: Fearing the 2026 midterms won’t go his way, Donald Trump imposes martial law and calls off the elections “in the interest of national security.” Alarmist? Preposterous? This is the U.S. of A. after all! Maybe it’s not so far-fetched after all. Did former liberal Oklahoma legislator-turned-MAGA and Donald Trump diehard Cleta Deatherage Mitchell offer a glimpse into the president’s playbook during a recent interview with Southern Baptist pastor and Newsmax host Tony Perkins? A glimpse into an America where free and fair elections are a thing of the past?
For this week’s Observercast — An Ominous Omen — Editor Arnold Hamilton, Observercast Executive Producer MaryAnn Martin and Observer columnist Cal Hobson, who served in the Oklahoma Legislature with Deatherage, unpack the threat, what it suggests, and what can be done about it.
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