 Trump’s remark that the U.S. “shouldn’t even have an election” is extraordinary: I’m not aware of any other modern U.S. president publicly musing about skipping a federal election, and the U.S. has never postponed a presidential election date even during the Civil War, world wars, or major pandemics.

Politics_And_Law

The Credentials Question (Now That “No Election” Got Said Out Loud)

Yermin

**Footnote:** Trump’s remark that the U.S. “shouldn’t even have an election” is extraordinary: I’m not aware of any other modern U.S. president publicly musing about skipping a federal election, and the U.S. has never postponed a presidential election date even during the Civil War, world wars, or major pandemics.