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Simon Marks and James O'Brien discuss concerns over U.S. election integrity and blocked monitors
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In an LBC discussion, Simon Marks and James O'Brien discuss growing concerns regarding the Trump administration's approach to upcoming elections, noting comments hinting at election interference, a meeting with convicted election denier Tina Peters, and the unprecedented decision to block international election monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for the first time in over two decades.
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- President Donald Trump suggested at a Maryland speech that there are 'big surprises' coming regarding the elections, prompting speculation about contesting results.
- Convicted election denier Tina Peters recently visited the Oval Office to discuss election integrity and voting machines.
- The administration is reportedly being urged to consider using the Insurrection Act or deploying the Department of Homeland Security regarding voting machines alleged to contain foreign parts.
- For the first time in more than 20 years, international election monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are not being allowed into the United States to observe the polls.
- Barring international observers places the U.S. alongside countries like Russia and Belarus, limiting the government's credibility in criticizing foreign elections.