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Trump says votes for ‘Fake Dan Sullivan’ and other ‘slug’ should be given to Sen. Sullivan

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Datoc, C. (2026, November 5). Trump says votes for ‘Fake Dan Sullivan’ and other ‘slug’ should be given to Sen. Sullivan. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4793778/trump-fake-dan-sullivan-votes-alaska-senate/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-05 · by Christian Datoc

Quick Summary

President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account to comment on the Alaska Senate election, claiming that votes cast for a fake version of incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan should be reassigned to the real candidate. According to Trump, this adjustment would secure Sullivan's win and conclude the race fairly. The post does not provide specific details about the vote totals or other candidates involved.
Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Mary Peltola's campaign, the Democratic candidate running against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race, was involved in efforts to recruit another person named Dan Sullivan to run as a third-party candidate. This attempt aimed to confuse voters and potentially sway the election outcome, which could determine control of the U.S. Senate. The New York Times reported that texts between Peltola's campaign members discussed recruiting such a candidate. Election authorities initially tried to disqualify this second Dan Sullivan but failed, leading to both candidates with similar names appearing on the ballot. President Donald Trump has since called for votes cast for the independent Dan Sullivan and another "slug" candidate to be given to the Republican incumbent, declaring the election over.

Written for “Alaska Senate Race Controversy” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 105 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Alaska Senate Race Controversy
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Topics

Alaska Senate Dems Truth Social

Subjects

Dan Sullivan PERSON · 2× Alaska Senate ORG · 1× Dems NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× Truth Social ORG · 1×

Narrative

“The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other ‘slug’ that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over – He easily wins,” Trump wrote Thursday morning on Truth Social.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
2026-11-05 · Washington Examiner
Trump says votes for ‘Fake Dan Sullivan’ and other ‘slug’ should be given to Sen. Sullivan · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Donald Trump declared the Alaska Senate election to be “over” on Thursday. asserted
election → declare → Thursday
“The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other ‘slug’ that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over – He easily wins,” Trump wrote Thursday morning on Truth Social. asserted
Trump → put → Social
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