Trump’s Election Security Diet: Less Fed, More Fed-Up
Election officials gearing up for America’s 2025 vote just got ghosted by Uncle Sam. Thanks to Trump’s deep dive into budget slash-and-burn, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) election monitoring room—long the 'Batcave' of threat intel—is snoozing this year. Even the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) lost federal funding, forcing local heroes like Boone County’s clerk Brianna Lennon to play IT detective with no cyber-expert sidekick. Meanwhile, federal monitors have parachuted into California and New Jersey polling sites, turning some counties into political reality shows starring DOJ watchers and Californian counter-watchers. Election security going DIY, with table-top fire drills replacing state-of-the-art ops. Spoiler: 'disintegrating partnerships' not included in 2025 budget.
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Trump’s team gutted federal election security like a cliche horror movie villain, then sent monitors to cast doubt on Democratic polls—because nothing says 'trust us' like watching the watchdogs with your own watchdog. Welcome to Election Season, episode: Trust Issues.
Election security 2025: When your cyber Batman retires and the Joker shows up as a federal monitor. Spoiler alert, even the locals are like 'nah, we’ll handle this ourselves.'
Imagine firing half your fire brigade mid-blaze, then sending them back with cameras to ‘observe’ the smoke. Congrats, election integrity just became America’s next reality TV hit.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/4/2025 | Author: Sam Sabin
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