"These people were brought to our country to vote, and they vote illegally, Trump said, repeating a baseless claim he regularly makes about illegal immigration and voting. And it's amazing the Republicans aren't tougher on it. The Republicans should say, We want to take over, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.' Trump was primarily talking about Minnesota, and he claimed he won the state three times, but got no credit for it."
"Trump's call to take over elections in states he loses led to a quick bevy of replies from pundits and political leaders, many of whom argued Trump's comments represent a threat to electoral integrity in the country. Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, the left-leaning co-host of The Five, shared the comments and added, He's a mad man and is just straight up telling us that they're going to meddle with the election."
President Donald Trump urged the federal government to take over running elections in at least 15 places, alleging without evidence that immigrants vote illegally and urging Republicans to 'take over the voting.' The remarks singled out Minnesota and included a claim he won the state multiple times. Article I of the U.S. Constitution assigns states the power to run elections. The proposal prompted criticism from pundits and political leaders who warned that federal takeover efforts threaten electoral integrity and that decentralized, state-run elections act as protections against large-scale fraud and abuse.
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