Former President Donald Trump issued a cryptic late-night warning about this year's midterm elections, posting on Truth Social that "Crooked Elections cannot be allowed in the U.S.A." just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. The 79-year-old president shared a digitally altered image of himself with blazing white eyes captioned "I WILL BE THE ONE TO SHUT IT DOWN."

Trump's declaration came after sharing content from Dan Bongino's podcast featuring John Solomon discussing Republican efforts to pass the "Save America" bill. The legislation would introduce voting restrictions critics say could disenfranchise Democratic voters. Trump has repeatedly pushed baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen, despite Joe Biden winning with 56.9% of the electoral college and 51.3% of the popular vote.

Trump has charged Tulsi Gabbard, his director of national intelligence, with investigating supposed election interference. Gabbard recently attended an FBI raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia - a focal point of MAGA conspiracy theories. Recent polls show about 60% of voters lack faith in fair ballot counting this year. Trump has also discussed potential executive orders on voting ahead of the midterms, where polls currently forecast strong performances for Democratic and independent candidates.