Trump Offers $1 Million Reward Before Midterm Elections
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Donald Trump is the president of the United States. Soon, there will be important elections in the country. These elections are called the midterms.
Trump has made a big promise. He says he will pay $1 million to anyone who gives information about voter fraud. Voter fraud means cheating in an election.
The information must help send someone to court. That person must be found guilty. This is called a conviction.
Some people are worried about this promise. Bill Kristol worked for the US government a long time ago. He was chief of staff for the vice president from 1989 to 1993.
Kristol said Trump could use this to say the elections were fake. He thinks Trump might say the elections were rigged. This means Trump could say people cheated, even if they did not.
People are watching closely to see what will happen next. The midterms are an important moment for the United States.
Vocabulary15 words
- midterms
- elections in the middle of a president's time in office
- voter fraud
- cheating when people vote
- conviction
- when a court says someone is guilty
- chief of staff
- a top helper who manages a leader's office
- rigged
- when something is unfair or fixed
- reward
- money given for helpful information
- election
- a time when people vote for a leader
- guilty
- when a court says a person did something wrong
- promise
- saying you will do something
- president
- the leader of a country
- government
- the group that runs a country
- court
- a place where judges decide if someone broke the law
- cheating
- doing something unfair to win
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- vice president
- the person who helps the president
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1. $1 million for information about voter fraud 2. Someone must be convicted of fraud 3. Trump might say the elections were rigged
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Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
Soon, there will be important _____ in the country.
Trump has made a big _____.
He says he will pay $1 million for information about voter _____.
The information must help send someone to _____.
That person must be found _____.
Bill Kristol was chief of _____ for the vice president.
He worked from 1989 to _____.
Kristol said Trump could say the elections were _____.
People are _____ about this promise.
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