President Donald Trump called on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ elections during an appearance on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s show.
President Donald Trump’s comments about ‘nationalizing’ elections have caused a stir online. Trump made his comments while appearing on former FBI director Dan Bongino’s podcast, which relaunched Monday.
US President Donald Trump appeared on Dan Bongino’s show where he talked about the ‘nationalization’ of elections. (Reuters)”Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over. We should take at least 15 seats.’ Republicans should nationalize the vote,” Trump said.
At the same time, he doubled down on his claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Naturally, his comments sparked concern and anger among many with this year’s midterms.
“Trump recommends nationalizing the vote only in blue states…just to make sure Republicans are allowed to vote?”, one person asked, sharing the audio clip of Trump on Bongino’s show.
Response to Trump’s ‘Nationalization’ CommentTrump’s comments were largely met with backlash.
“Like the authoritarian he is, Trump is asking Republicans to take control of elections and nationalize the vote. For him and his MAGA friends, democracy is a mere afterthought,” one person commented.
Also Read | Why Tulsi Gabbard in the election campaign of FBI Fulton County? Questioning what we know as lawmakersA professor of strategic studies commented “Trump knows the Republicans are headed for defeat in 2026, he also knows it will be a disaster for him if that happens. So, he will try to rig the election. Its simple logic.”
Another said, “Trump is calling on Republicans to “nationalize the vote.” Of course he wants it in states that vote predominantly Democrat. He’s corrupt everywhere.”
The leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, also sounded the alarm about Trump’s latest announcement. “Just a few hours ago, Donald Trump said he wants to nationalize elections across the country. That’s what Trump said. You think he believes in democracy? He said we want to take power… Does Donald Trump need a copy of the Constitution,” Schumer commented.
However, his comments found support within the MAGA base. “President Trump just said that the FBI will come out about 2020 election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia after the raid and confiscation of ballots. He wants Republicans to nationalize elections, the fraud is so bad!”, one person wrote on X.
What is the nationalization process?Trump’s bid to ‘nationalize’ elections means handing over control of election administration to the federal government. The Elections Clause of the US Constitution empowers the states to determine the ‘time, place and manner’ of elections.
He has already signed an executive order reforming national election practices, including voter identification and mail-in voting restrictions. The position of the administration is that it has increased transparency. In his latest comments, he pointed to ’15 places’ he claimed were crooked where he called on Republicans to take control of the polls.
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