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A national referendum · November 3, 2026

November 3
is the referendum

The 2026 midterms are a referendum on autocratic government, and every American voter has a voice. Trexit has three parts. The record: a public, sourced archive of over 500 false claims, incidents of corruption, and abuses of power by this administration. The question: ask every candidate on your ballot whether enabling that conduct disqualifies a person from office. The pledge: vote on November 3, encourage two others to vote, and vote against any official who enabled it, regardless of party. Every record is open to challenge, and the judgment belongs to voters.

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Polls open Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The question

A midterm election is ordinarily hundreds of separate contests about hundreds of separate personalities. Trexit proposes that voters treat it as a single contest over a single question:

Should the people who enabled this record be returned to power?

From the launch essay, Trexit: A Referendum on Democracy, July 4, 2026

One date. One verdict
Hungary's voters ended a 16-year autocracy in a single day. Ours is on the calendar.
Polls open Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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The evidence base

What the record shows

The referendum rests on documentation, not rhetoric. The record spans three categories, each independently sourced, tier-classified, and governed by a published methodology: every entry is scored under one fixed configuration, an editor confirms every tier, and every change is listed in the changelog.

278
False Claims
Statements by the administration contradicted or shown to be materially misleading by verified evidence, spanning elections, justice, the economy, public health, foreign policy, and climate.
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85
Corruption
Documented incidents of self-enrichment and the use of public office for private gain by the officeholder, his family, and his appointees.
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142
Abuse of Power
Documented incidents in which official power was turned against the courts, elections, inspectors general, and the lawful checks on the executive.
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Check it yourself

505 documented entries, every one sourced. Pick one and follow the evidence.

False ClaimsTIER A
“In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe.”
Hours before the speech, the White House's own investment tracker listed $9.6 trillion, roughly half the figure he gave Congress.
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CorruptionTIER B
The ballroom: a $400 million legacy project funded by companies he regulates
Public Citizen found 14 of 27 corporate donors received over $50 billion in new or increased contracts. A contractor estimate reported by the Washington Post put the project at $600 million, $307 million from taxpayers.
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Abuse of PowerTIER A
California's National Guard federalized over the governor's objection, the first call-up without a governor's request in 60 years
After a three-day trial, Judge Charles Breyer ruled in September 2025 that using Guard and Marine forces for civilian law enforcement in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act.
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False claims by topic: Elections & Democracy Justice & Rule of Law Economy & Jobs Health & Public Safety Foreign Policy Climate & Environment
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  • I. I will vote in the November 3, 2026 election.
  • II. I will encourage at least two people I know to vote in November 2026.
  • III. I will vote against any elected official, of any party, who I believe has enabled this administration's corruption and abuse of power.
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Conduct decides, not party

Falsehood
Did they repeat or defend documented false statements?
Oversight
Did they vote to disable the checks?
Self-dealing
Did they excuse the use of office for private gain?

Read how to apply the standard

How we verify
How entries are scored Evidence tiers Corrections policy Right of reply after publication
The work of citizens

The verdict is yours to deliver

No institution will render it for you. Your pledge is counted, the two people you encourage multiply it, and on November 3 the record meets the ballot.