Everyone may want to listen to this
— Tom Luongo (@TFL1728) November 5, 2026
@TFL1728 They want Hegseth gone. The pretext is the Iran war and blowing up cartel boats. The real reason is his executive order on election integrity.
Hegseth is going ro play a BIG role in exposure of the midterms. https://t.co/AGOqu0hgDj
— Lisa Rogers (@LisaRog81223772) November 5, 2026
@TFL1728 They want Hegseth gone. The pretext is the Iran war and blowing up cartel boats. The real reason is his executive order on election integrity. Hegseth is going ro play a BIG role in exposure of the midterms. https://t.co/AGOqu0hgDj
— Lisa Rogers (@LisaRog81223772) November 5, 2026WHAT THE DIRECTIVE ACTUALLY ACTIVATED
The September 22 memorandum, publicly announced September 28, directed the Department of War to use:
U.S. Cyber Command to identify and counter foreign cyber threats.
The NSA and other defense intelligence agencies to collect information about foreign interference.
Joint operations with the Department of Homeland Security to counter cyber threats.
It did not order troops to polling precincts. Axios specifically reported that the directive did not direct military personnel to the polls. Axios+2
WHAT ASSURANCES WERE GIVEN ABOUT TROOPS?
There were two important developments:
August 31: Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine said the military had no plans to send federal military personnel or federalized National Guard members to polling places, or to seize ballots or voting machines. Investing.com+1
October 1: The Pentagon gave Senator Elissa Slotkin written confirmation that it had no plan to deploy active-duty troops or federalized National Guard to polling sites. Senator Elissa Slotkin
WHAT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 3 2026?
The reporting published November 3 and 4 indicates:
USA Today reported that armed federal authorities had not appeared at polling places to question voters or seize election materials. AOL
The Washington Post reported November 4 that there were no reports of military troops or ICE agents being deployed to polling places. The Washington Post
The Justice Department did deploy more than 900 election monitors to approximately 120 jurisdictions in all 50 states. These were monitors, not military enforcement troops. The Washington Post+1
WHAT ABOUT THE LAW?
Federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 592, generally makes it a federal offense to station troops or armed federal personnel at a place where an election is being held, subject to a narrow exception involving armed enemies of the United States.
My conclusion: Hegseth's plan was put into action as a military intelligence and cybersecurity initiative. The available reporting does not show that it was implemented by placing military enforcement troops at voting precincts.
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