Breaking News · October 28, 2026, 9:20 PM CDT
As reported by NBC News:
President Donald Trump is calling for criminal charges against the Democratic candidate in Alaska’s Senate race after The New York Times reported Wednesday that she and other Democrats worked to recruit a candidate with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Video: PBS NewsHour, October 28, 2026 — “WATCH: Trump calls for Peltola to drop out after report her campaign helped recruit 2nd Dan Sullivan”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy (AP News)
- Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot (The New York Times)
- Trump says Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate should be prosecuted over Dan Sullivan ballot dispute (NBC News)
- Trump Calls for Alaska Democratic Senate Candidate to Be Prosecuted (WSJ)
- Dan J. Sullivan switches from Republican to ‘undeclared’ ahead of general election (Alaska Beacon)
What the official record says
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How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- NBC News. Trump says Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate should be prosecuted over Dan Sullivan ballot dispute. ↩
- Chicago Tribune. Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- The Seattle Times. Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- Star Beacon. Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- The Journal Gazette. Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
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