President Donald Trump said authorities were “looking into” independent Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, who has the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Trump made the remarks in an interview after a campaign rally in Alaska, according to Fox News, which published its report on Oct. 14, 2026.
Trump suggested the independent candidate’s presence on the ballot was intended to draw votes away from the incumbent and called it a Democratic “hoax.” The report does not provide evidence for that allegation. It also does not clarify which authorities Trump meant; he said he could not say whether the inquiry was federal. No formal investigation or wrongdoing by the independent candidate is established in the supplied material.
Trump also called on Dave Bronson, a Republican running for governor, to withdraw in favor of Bernadette Wilson, whom Trump has endorsed. He said Wilson had won the primary by a substantial margin and argued that multiple Republican candidates could benefit the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola. These statements reflect Trump’s account and political position; the supplied report does not give vote totals or independently verify the characterization of the primary result.
The interview also covered Iran and energy prices. Trump defended the prospect of higher gasoline costs as a trade-off for preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and predicted the war would end soon and prices would fall. Those comments are presented as Trump’s claims; the source provides no independent confirmation of the predictions.
