Trump sacks 2 Federal Election Commissioners as midterms near

US President Donald Trump has fired the last two commissioners from the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which is the independent federal body that ensures elections are held fairly, accurately, and securely before the November midterm elections.

Both of these commissioners, who were appointed during the democratic government’s tenure, were sent an email on Thursday that stated that their appointments have been revoked.

This commission is established to be a bipartisan organization and usually operates with a four-member panel. Nevertheless, the commission had already been working with just two members as both of its Republican commissioners resigned recently.

With the firing of the last two commissioners, there will no longer be any commissioners present in the commission when the country is about to hold November mid-term elections.

There was no official statement from the White House regarding these dismissals at the time of filing this report.

“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately,” said an email from a White House official to one of the fired commissioners, CNN reported.

Democrats decried the move, with top state election officials like Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes calling it “irresponsible and dangerous.”

“This administration remains dead set on causing chaos for our election officials across the country,” he said in a press release.

US Senator Mark Warner of Virginia posted on X that the dismissals “should concern every American regardless of party,” adding “removing every remaining commissioner just months before the 2026 midterm elections is an extraordinary step that demands an immediate explanation from the administration.”

The Brennan Center for Justice’s CEO Michael Waldman called the firings “deeply concerning in light of President Trump’s relentless efforts to try to interfere in elections.”

Waldman added that the bipartisan nature of the four-member EAC was carefully designed by Congress to require no more than two members from the same political party.

The EAC was created in 2002 and certifies voting equipment while administering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support for elections, CNN reported.

Trump has clashed with the EAC over his executive order directing the agency to add a requirement for proof of citizenship to voter registration forms, a demand that was largely blocked in court, CNN reported.

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To approve any actions, the commission requires agreement from three of four commissioners, but it could take months to fill the vacancies, USA Today reported.

According to the newspaper, the White House said in a statement that the president “reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America’s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted.”