Trump: "We should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting." [View all]

Trump stunned political analysts on Monday after he made a wild claim about the upcoming election during a podcast interview with his former FBI deputy director.

Trump appeared Monday on "The Dan Bongino Show," where he called on Republicans to "nationalize" the election process to combat voting by illegal immigrants. The U.S. Constitution says states are in control of administering elections, while the federal government is responsible for approving the results, along with limited national and domestic security roles.

"These people were brought to our country to vote, and they vote illegally," Trump said. "The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia."

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"He’s saying the quiet part out loud: Trump and MAGA Republicans can’t win with their unpopular policies at the ballot box, so they want to steal the 2026 election," Sen. Ed Markey (D-MD) posted on X.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-election-2675070515/

Ed Markey

@SenMarkey
He’s saying the quiet part out loud: Trump and MAGA Republicans can’t win with their unpopular policies at the ballot box, so they want to steal the 2026 election.

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