American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE.
American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE. To any illegal alien who attempts to vote in our elections: we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will charge you. @SecMullinDHS
Posted on X 2026-10-11 by @DHSgov · View on X →
The video says (transcribed automatically):
Well, we're constantly seeing people want to interfere. We constantly see ballots that are mailed to, not saying they're voting, but that are mailed to illegals. Right now, I'll try to get the numbers for you correctly so I know. Right now we have 1 ,600 open cases of fraudulent activity. We've already made 215 arrests, and we have 300 ,000 possible cases that we're looking into. So we understand that our adversaries are always So we understand that there are adversaries. wanting to interfere with our elections. We have a reputation of trying to have very fair and safe elections. The problem is, as we also know, there's a lot of people out there that want to cheat. There's no question about that. We constantly see mail out ballots that are being mailed to those that are deceased. You see what's happened in New Jersey. The governor's been very open about the thousands of ballots that have went out open about the thousands of to individuals that shouldn't be voting and those that have been deceased, and that's just one state. So we're doing our part to make sure that the only people that choose are American leaders are American citizens that are legally able to vote, because one legal vote cancels one legal vote. That should never take place.
What the model flagged
Analyzed 2026-10-11 13:41 UTC.
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Glittering Generalities 60%
Emotionally positive, capitalised appeal to 'the AMERICAN PEOPLE' as owners of elections, used as a rhetorical flourish.
“American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE.”
Appeal to Prejudice 50%
Sets 'American people' against a group defined by immigration status, implying that others do not belong in elections.
“American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE.”
Appeal to Fear 80%
Issues a menacing threat of being hunted down and charged, designed to intimidate a group defined by immigration status.
“we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will charge you”
Loaded Language 70%
Uses aggressive, predatory language ('hunt you down') and the dehumanising label 'illegal alien' to provoke emotional reaction.
“illegal alien”
“hunt you down”
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The complete text as analyzed. Highlighted paragraphs are where the model found a technique.
American elections belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE. To any illegal alien who attempts to vote in our elections: we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will charge you. @SecMullinDHS
Glittering Generalities Emotionally positive, capitalised appeal to 'the AMERICAN PEOPLE' as owners of elections, used as a rhetorical flourish.
Appeal to Prejudice Sets 'American people' against a group defined by immigration status, implying that others do not belong in elections.
Appeal to Fear Issues a menacing threat of being hunted down and charged, designed to intimidate a group defined by immigration status. Flagged: “we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will charge you”.
Loaded Language Uses aggressive, predatory language ('hunt you down') and the dehumanising label 'illegal alien' to provoke emotional reaction.
Well, we're constantly seeing people want to interfere. We constantly see ballots that are mailed to, not saying they're voting, but that are mailed to illegals. Right now, I'll try to get the numbers for you correctly so I know. Right now we have 1 ,600 open cases of fraudulent activity. We've already made 215 arrests, and we have 300 ,000 possible cases that we're looking into. So we understand that our adversaries are always So we understand that there are adversaries. wanting to interfere with our elections. We have a reputation of trying to have very fair and safe elections. The problem is, as we also know, there's a lot of people out there that want to cheat. There's no question about that. We constantly see mail out ballots that are being mailed to those that are deceased. You see what's happened in New Jersey. The governor's been very open about the thousands of ballots that have went out open about the thousands of to individuals that shouldn't be voting and those that have been deceased, and that's just one state. So we're doing our part to make sure that the only people that choose are American leaders are American citizens that are legally able to vote, because one legal vote cancels one legal vote. That should never take place.
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