Alarm as Trump backs ‘big lie’ candidates for key election posts in Michigan

A Trumpist takeover of the battleground state is raising eyebrows over concerns of the end of free and fair elections'

Donald Trump has endorsed rightwing Republican candidates who support his baseless claims of a stolen election for key posts in Michigan, raising the prospect of a Trumpist takeover of how the key battleground state might run its elections.

Trump and his allies are backing numerous candidates in the coming midterm elections across the US, including in other vital states like Arizona and Georgia.