President Donald Trump said Monday that anyone who reports voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction will be paid $1 million, whether the fraud occurred in past elections or in the 2026 midterms. The offer was announced about a week before the midterm elections.4,6,7
Trump announced the offer in a post on Truth Social. "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!" he wrote. The post did not specify which past elections it covered.4,6
The post did not say how tips should be submitted to the federal government, or who would decide whether a claim qualifies for a reward. The White House declined to comment beyond Trump's social media post, and it did not provide additional details about the announcement. It is not clear where the money for the reward would come from.4,6
Trump has repeatedly claimed that there was widespread voter fraud in past elections. He has pushed for the SAVE America Act, which he says will cut down on voter fraud. The legislation requires voter ID at the ballot box and proof of citizenship to register. The House passed the measure earlier this year, but it has failed in the Senate multiple times.4
The offer came about a week before the midterm elections. The Los Angeles Times said it came as Republicans risk losing control of Congress. Trump spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, en route to a campaign rally in Mississippi.4,6,7
The Los Angeles Times said the offer comes as the administration has moved more aggressively to intervene in the midterms. The newspaper cited an effort in Alaska involving a U.S. Senate race, and a push in California to segregate ballots from voters the administration considers likely noncitizens.6
Last week, the administration launched a separate program to pay people for information that helps combat fraud. Under that program, tipsters who successfully report and prove fraud cases would be rewarded a 1% commission on the money the government is able to recover.4,6
Trump said he would make the determination of whether a tipster receives a financial reward, and that he would personally decide who is paid.4,6
Headlines about the new offer differed on its conditions. The Washington Examiner and NBC News headlines described rewards for tips that lead to convictions, while Trump's post tied payment to both an arrest and a conviction. The Washington Times headline framed the offer as a reward for identifying election fraud.2,3,5,6
It is not known how any claim would be verified, who would oversee that process, or how the reward would be funded. For now, the offer's terms are those in Trump's post: payment would follow the arrest and conviction of those who created the fraud.4,6
