Donald Trump Offers $1M Voter Fraud Reward

President Donald Trump offered $1 million for voter fraud tips on October 26, eight days before the midterm election, while leaving the source of the money unanswered.

His Truth Social post covered both past elections and the coming 2026 vote. The promised payment depended on an arrest and a conviction.

Tipsters would be paid “upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!” he wrote.

The White House provided no further details about the offer, according to ABC News. The outlet reported that it was unclear where the reward money would come from. The post itself did not name an agency that would run the program or explain how someone should submit a claim.

It followed another cash promise. Last week, Trump announced a separate whistleblower program offering people who successfully exposed fraud a share of money recovered by the government. ABC reported that the proposed cut was 1% and that Trump said he would decide whether someone received an award.

The president also pushed the SAVE America Act, which would require voter identification at the polls and proof of citizenship to register. The House passed that measure, but it failed repeatedly in the Senate, ABC reported.

The fight over access to the ballot predates this reward. In AllHipHop’s March 2025 coverage, voting rights groups warned that Trump’s citizenship-document executive order could shut out eligible voters.

Their concern included people in marginalized communities who lacked easy access to the required papers. Critics also challenged the order’s threat to withhold federal election money from states that refused to comply.

Ahead of this year’s election, the FBI issued its own warning about election crimes on October 15. Its examples included voting twice, tampering with ballots and threatening voters with physical or financial harm.

The bureau also warned against deliberately giving qualified voters false information about when, where or how to vote to keep them from casting ballots.

Existing reporting channels are available. Federal guidance at USAGov directs suspected voter fraud complaints to election officials, local FBI offices or federal prosecutors. People who face voter intimidation or suppression can contact election officials or the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

For voters making plans for November 3, the Federal Election Commission identifies state and local election offices as the place to check registration questions, polling locations and voting hours.