US EditionTrump again calls for federal intervention in elections amid criticism
Trump called for federal oversight to ensure election honesty and prevent alleged corruption, prompting bipartisan rejection over constitutional concerns.
- President Donald Trump urged federal oversight of elections on Feb. 2 and reiterated at a Feb. 3 White House event that supporters should act if states cannot run honest elections.
- Recent probes, including a search at a Georgia elections center, underpin Trump's claims about election fraud and his push for federal oversight.
- On Feb. 3, Schumer said `What he's saying is 'outlandishly illegal'` and Thune opposed federalizing elections as a constitutional issue, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump referred to passing the SAVE Act.
- Constitutional lawyers note that states control voting administration under the U.S. Constitution, but Congress retains power to "make or alter" election rules, raising tension over federal agents proposed to count votes.
- Longer term, Trump's post-2020 actions led to impeachment after the January 6, 2021 events and indictment by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, while he urges Republicans to nationalize elections as part of a second term agenda.
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Elections in the U.S. are conducted according to the state laws of each state as established by the Constitution and the federal government...
President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that "a state is an agent of the federal government in elections," in defense of his call for Republicans to nationalize elections.
The 'federal government should get involved' in elections: Trump
President Donald Trump undercut his own White House’s attempts to downplay comments he made about nationalizing election law earlier this week, when he reiterated his suggestion in front of reporters on Tuesday. Taking questions from the press at a bill signing in the Oval Office with congressional lawmakers behind him, Trump said he wanted to see elections be “honest.” “If a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do so…
Trump says federal government should get involved in elections
President Trump said the federal government should get involved in elections run by states he said cannot administer them “honestly.” Trump made the comments Tuesday during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office for legislation ending a four-day government shutdown, responding to a question about earlier remarks suggesting elections should be “nationalized.” “I want to see elections be honest,” Trump said. “If a state can’t run an election, I thi…
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