Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalise’ voting
US President Donald Trump repeated his baseless claims that US elections were marred by widespread fraud, saying Republicans should “nationalise” and “take over” voting in at least 15 unspecified locations.
In a podcast interview with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump, who continues to falsely claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of fraud, gave no details of what he intended.
Referring to immigrants on The Dan Bongino Show, the President said, ‘These people were brought to our country to vote and they are voting illegally.’
“And, you know, it’s surprising that Republicans aren’t tougher on this.”
Trump said, “Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over voting, voting in at least 15 places. Republicans should nationalize voting.”
“We have states that are very skewed and they’re counting the votes. We have states where I won the contest that I didn’t win.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks.
The comments were met with backlash.
Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon told
Separately, Michigan Secretary of State spokeswoman Cheri Hardmon released a statement announcing the law.
“The U.S. Constitution holds states, not the federal government, responsible for elections. That’s the law.”
Trump’s comments came just days after the FBI searched 2020 records at an election office in Georgia’s Fulton County; the president continues to claim fraud in his 2020 defeat; That charge was rejected by courts, state governments and members of Trump’s former administration.
Midterm elections will be held in the United States in November that will determine control of Congress for the next two years. According to the US Constitution, elections are held by states and local governments.
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