‘Make my day Mr. Trump’: Legal expert dares president to follow through on threat
A legal expert is challenging President Donald Trump to go ahead with his recent threat to change how people vote in the United States. Over the weekend, Trump said he might sign an order that would force every voter to show identification before voting, and he also wants to stop almost all mail-in voting. Many legal experts quickly said this would break the U.S. Constitution.
Trump posted online that every voter must have an ID, with no exceptions. He also said only very sick people or military members far away should be allowed to vote by mail and that only paper ballots should be used. Just a couple of weeks earlier, he said he wants to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines, claiming without proof that they cause massive fraud. He promised to take action before the 2026 midterm elections.
Right now, a previous order he signed in March, aimed at controlling elections, is being fought over in court. Judges have already blocked most of it, but Trump is appealing.
Norm Eisen, a lawyer who once worked in the Obama White House, responded strongly to Trump’s new threat. He said, “Go ahead, make my day, Mr. Trump,” promising to take legal action again if Trump tries to force this new plan. He explained that the Constitution gives power over elections to the states and Congress—not the president.
Others also pointed out that Trump himself votes by mail. According to the U.S. Constitution, states mainly control how elections are run, though Congress can make changes by law. The president does not have that power.
Currently, 36 states already have some form of voter ID law, while 14 states and Washington, D.C., use other ways to check voters’ identities. However, voting rights groups argue that strict ID rules stop many Americans from voting. The Brennan Center for Justice says millions of people—especially seniors, minorities, people with disabilities, low-income voters, and students—don’t have the types of ID required by strict laws, making it harder for them to vote.
