US President Donald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming midterm elections, with payment contingent on the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump wrote: "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Trump later reiterated the offer to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a campaign rally in Mississippi: "I'm also going to be issuing a $1m bonus or reward, or whatever you want to call it, for anybody that reports voter fraud, leading to the arrest and conviction of somebody."
The president did not disclose how he plans to pay for the rewards.
The announcement comes ahead of the November midterm elections and, according to The Guardian, follows Trump's repeated and unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. Earlier this month, Democratic state attorneys general expanded coordination efforts to counter potential federal interference in the upcoming elections, amid concerns over the administration's voter fraud claims. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has accused the administration of "politicizing and weaponizing the law" in its efforts to restrict alleged noncitizen voting.
The offer echoes a 2020 move by Dan Patrick, Texas's Republican lieutenant governor, who offered $25,000 for election-fraud tips, saying at the time: "I support President Trump's efforts to identify voter fraud in the presidential election and his commitment to making sure that every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is disqualified." After Patrick's offer, the first payout went to Eric Frank, a Democratic poll worker in Pennsylvania whose tip led to the conviction of a 72-year-old Republican for voting twice, once in his own name and once in his son's, as the Washington Post reported in 2021.