Some state authorities have stopped sharing information with CISA due to a lack of trust in the Trump administration.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 20, 2026
ProPublica (Oct 19, 2026) reports that some state election authorities said they no longer trusted the Trump administration enough to share information with CISA, which supports the claim as of 2026-10-20.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
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What was said
… read you another chunk of the ProPublica report: quote "In recent months, in reviving debunked theories about the 2020 election, the Trump administration has declassified troves of records, including sensitive material that state officials provided to CISA. Some state authorities said they no longer trusted the administration enough to share information with CISA, a key to the agency's success in past elections." Take that reporting with this Washington Post report, which is super intriguing about just describing U.S. Officials privately advising states on national security matters, afraid of an of an inside threat of Donald Trump attacking our elections. …
Deadline: White House · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. ProPublica reports that some state authorities said they no longer trusted the administration enough to share information with CISA, a key to the agency's success in past elections.[2]
Supports. Several other outlets (Raw Story, Truthout, GovExec, and a Substack post) repeat the same ProPublica reporting, so they add little independent corroboration.[3][4][5][6]
Supports. CNN (Nov 1, 2026) reports that the relationship between election officials and federal government has broken down and that information-sharing has weakened, though it does not address the trust statement directly.[7]
Supports. NOTUS (July 2026) reports that states say CISA stopped regular intelligence briefings and technical support, and Nextgov (Oct 14, 2026) reports federal departures weakened cooperation with outside partners.[8][9]
Context. Reuters (Sept 2026) reports CISA cut nearly 1,000 workers and stopped funding a real-time election threat-intelligence platform shared with states, which is background for the reduced sharing.[1]
Sources
9 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3, 6 not rated
- 1Election officials prepare for chaos as Trump seeks to tilt the midterms to Republicansreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Trump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency to Secretly Acquire a Voting Machine — and Hack Itpropublica.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Officials fear cybersecurity agency meant to protect US ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency ...truthout.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5This cybersecurity agency is supposed to protect U.S. elections. Officials fear it’s been compromised by Trumpgovexec.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Why Did DHS Want a Voting Machine Hacked and the Manufacturer Kept in the Dark?thepoliticalwillreport.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Election officials brace for foreign threats — and an unpredictable Washington | CNN Politicsus.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8States Are Struggling to Replace the Election Cybersecurity ...washingtonsun.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Officials see gaps in election communications as AI makes ...nextgov.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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- The Trump administration has declassified sensitive material that state officials provided to CISA.True
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- The Trump administration has cut funds for election security.True
- The Trump administration dismantled or significantly reduced the size and capability of organizations like CISA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the State Department that identified foreign influence efforts.True