One of the odder developments for the 2026 midterm elections is the appearance as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alaska of Dan Sullivan.
This would not be the Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who is seeking re-election.
This is ANOTHER Dan Sullivan who, according to the narrative often used by Democrats, simply appeared out of nowhere to run for office.
But President Donald Trump charges that’s not exactly the truth, and he’s calling for consequences.
In a social media statement, he said, “It has just been determined that the Democrats in Alaska illegally searched for, and recruited, a man named Dan Sullivan to run against our distinguished Republican Senator, Dan Sullivan, in order to defraud, confuse, and obfuscate the Election, thereby taking votes away from the REAL Senator, San Sullivan.”
He said, “The New York Times reports that, ‘Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot. But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run – as well as other candidates.’”
Trump pointed out, “The Democrats false statements were made under oath in federal court. Therefore they perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences.”
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump calls for Democrat operatives to be hit with PERJURY CHARGES after they LIED in federal court, saying they were NOT involved in recruiting a decoy Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot Trump also said the Democrat candidate, Mary Peltola, should be REMOVED from the ballot for this scheme: “They perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences. Mary Peltola should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot.”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 28, 2026
In a follow-up post on Truth Social, Trump added: “In Alaska, I don’t think Mary Peltola, after perpetrating such a terrible scheme, should be allowed to run, because this is ELECTION FRAUD. The Democrats cheated! They found a man named Dan Sullivan, put him on the Ballot, then lied to the Court, and said they didn’t know anything about it. That’s perjury. She shouldn’t be allowed to run, and neither should the FAKE Dan Sullivan!”
WorldNetDaily also reported the Times charged that former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly plotted the sabotage of the incumbent Sullivan’s campaign.
The report said, “Peltola’s team actively searched for other Dan Sullivans to be on the ballot in November to boost the Democrat’s chances of winning … An operative introduced by aides from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee made secret trips to Alaskan communities while using a fake name and pitched his idea to would-be candidates over beers at brew pubs.”
Peltola’s lawyers and aides were in the conversations regularly, the report charged.
Peltola has claimed complete innocence.
The Department of Justice already has gone to court to block the results because of the scheme.
