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Trump’s Border Goons Spotted at Blue City’s Polling Site

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Trump’s Border Goons Spotted at Blue City’s Polling Site

Evan Vucci / REUTERS An elections supervisor in a heavily Democratic city says two Border Patrol trucks were parked at the city’s busiest early voting site on Monday.

Mark Earley, Supervisor of Elections in Florida’s Leon County, says he has filed a complaint with the FBI about the brief presence of federal agents at Northeast Branch Library in Tallahassee, the state capital.

“On Monday, October 19th at around 10:15 a.m., two Customs and Border Patrol vehicles parked at the Northeast Branch Library, our busiest early Voting site.

This was shortly after the start of Early Voting here in Leon County,” Earley said.

“The two vehicles appeared to stay for approximately 10 minutes before leaving the vicinity of the site.” Earley said he has raised his concerns with local, state, and federal partners, whom he credited with being responsive.

“I have lodged a formal complaint with the FBI, and to their credit, they are taking this seriously,” he added.

Earley said intimidation and implied threats during the voting process are unacceptable.

“Voters should never experience intimidation from anyone when they are voting, and that includes being intimidated by law enforcement or any other governmental officials,” he said.

“This nation belongs to the people.

Government works for them.

I will do everything in my power to ensure that our voters can vote in a fair election free from intimidation or implied threats.” The Daily Beast has contacted the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, ICE, and the FBI for comment.

Leon County is solidly Democratic.

In the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris won by 11 points.

As of Oct.

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