US EditionTrump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ and 'Nationalize' Voting in at Least 15 Places
Trump urged Republicans to centralize election control in at least 15 states, citing distrust in some state-run processes and following an FBI search in Georgia.
- President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Tuesday that Republicans should 'take over' voting in at least 15 places, citing claims of 2020 election fraud.
- Rooted in claims about the 2020 election, Trump’s push follows his false narrative and came a week after the FBI seized ballots and records in Fulton County, Georgia.
- Trump named specific cities including Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta as places for federal control, while election attorney Marian Schneider said the president has zero authority and the White House cited the SAVE Act.
- On Wednesday, Michigan’s governor responded that a federal takeover "won't happen on my watch," while Sen. Rand Paul , Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Fulton County vowed legal challenges.
- Critics warned the move risks political backlash, noting Rick Wilson called recent polling "a bloodbath for the GOP" and legal precedent limits federal election takeovers.
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