‘Why Are They Doing This?’: Machete Threats, Harassment At Polls and More As Growing Number of Donald Trump Supporters Arrested As Election Day Tensions Boils Over

In Neptune Beach, Florida, it was a blond teenage boy brandishing a machete at Kamala Harris supporters. In Pennsylvania, it was a member of the Republican National Committee allegedly intimidating voters and telling them how they should vote. And in Madison County, Indiana, it was a former GOP congressional candidate accused of stealing two election ballots. Each incident happened this month during early voting, stoking fears that Election Day will be marred by disruption spurred on by a presidential nominee who continues to cast doubts about the process. Republican Donald Trump has already questioned alleged voting irregularities in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. Left to right: Larry L. Savage Jr., Valerie Biancaniello and Caleb Williams (Photos: X/@artcandee, Facebook/DeleGOP, X/@BenBeckerANjax) Just as they did in 2020, Trump’s campaign is spreading viral videos of supposed misconduct. Long lines in Buck County, Pennsylvania, where voters were waiting to request a mail-in ballot in person, are seen as suspect; one social media post from Trump campaign political director James Blair alleged a line in one area was shut down early. “This is suppressive and intimidating,” Blair wrote in a post on X seen by 1.8 million people. Trump supporter and X owner Elon Musk...