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Trump slashes election security efforts while making it harder for some to vote | Opinion

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Ruben Navarrette : Donald Trump's approach to elections has been consistent since he entered politics in 2015 .

He says when he says elections are rigged to harm his chances, he really means he's working as hard as he can to rig elections in his favor.

He's intent on making changes in areas where he has little or no authority, he says, to provoke legal challenges.

Trump is still scalded by verified instances of Russia attempting to interfere in our elections, often when he is on the ballot.

His oh-so-fragile ego is still wounded from his loss in the popular vote in 2016 and in 2020 .

So he'll abuse the power of the presidency with an executive order that will eventually reach the Supreme Court .

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