MAGA vs. Elections

It all stems from a paranoid fantasy that China stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump.

View in Browser  Friday, February 27, 2026 If you're like me, you're sick of Donald Trump complaining about the 2020 election. Well, sadly, he's not done yet. Actually, it's even worse than that. He's just getting started. A group of MAGA activists are trying to convince the president—not that he needs much convincing—that China interfered. The executive response to such a suggestion could change our future elections for the worse. Esquire political columnist Charles P. Pierce can fill you in on the details below.   —Chris Hatler, deputy editor Plus: AMC's new seat-pricing plan is totally wrong Is it just me, or does JD Vance love being the bad guy? 8 earthy and sophisticated patchouli colognes The Psychotic MAGA Plan to Change How We Vote Forever It all stems from a paranoid fantasy that China stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump. In truth, these MAGA activists are simply trying to influence El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago on an executive order he's already promised he'd issue. Their proposal suggests he outlaw mail-in voting, seize voting machines, enforce voter ID, and even station federal troops in certain areas. The effort is being led by a lawyer named Peter Ticktin, who also represents Tina Peters, the Colorado woman who, despite a presidential pardon, is still doing a nine-year bid in a state prison for breaking into voting machines. READ THE STORY If you want your words to make an impression, put it in a letter. Writing a note by hand is becoming a lost art. Nick Sullivan pens a guide on how to leave a personal touch in your correspondence. >> Jury Duty season two did it again. It has a new mark, a fresh location, and a bold concept to make up for (sadly) no James Marsden. Brady Langmann unpacks the latest trailer. >> My Wife Died of Cancer. After Her Death, She Helped Me Find Acceptance. When I woke up, I turned in bed to find Sarah breathing but unresponsive. The people at the hospice service had warned us this day was coming, and now it was here, earlier than anyone anticipated. I squeezed her hand and then walked out onto our porch—painted Hockney blue, flooded with sunlight, the main reason we bought the house—and called the hospice hotline. "This is the final stage," said the woman who answered the phone, empathy in her voice. "It may take as long as a few days."   I began a rotation with Sarah's parents, who were already there with us, making sure that someone was always with her and that someone was always with our ten-month-old son. They would cover the first two shifts. By Aaron Fullerton What Does the New Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger Mean for You? Netflix's bid to take over Warner Bros. is no more. Done. Finished. Kaput. The streamer threw in the towel late Thursday afternoon after Warner Bros. entertained Paramount's latest offer enough to ask Netflix to counter once again. Instead, CEO Ted Sarandos walked away. "This transaction was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price," Sarandos wrote in a statement. To be fair, he was willing to pay roughly $83 billion before Paramount raised its offer. Still, he sounds a little bummed.   The complete about-face from Warner Bros. shocked everyone Thursday, especially after Warner Bros. once expressed doubt that Paramount Skydance even had the funds to cough up a "superior proposal." But according to Variety, Paramount's latest bid is a $111 billion package for all of Warner Bros. Discovery—including HBO, its streaming service, and its linear cable channels. Now the entire entertainment landscape shifts again, even if the new deal doesn't feel that much better for consumers. By Josh Rosenberg Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2026 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779