"In an appearance on Dan Bongino's podcast on Monday, President Donald Trump called for Republicans in Congress to "nationalize" elections across the United States. "We have states that I won that show I didn't win," Trump falsely claimed, without specifying which election he was referring to. He added that he believes he "won in a landslide" in states that showed he lost. "I won in a landslide... I won everything. I won a thing called counties," Trump added, without providing evidence."
"In what could be interpreted as marching orders for members of his party, Trump explained that GOP lawmakers should take control of what are typically state-managed election systems. Trump cited his false claims of fraud to justify the demand, saying: The Republicans should say, 'We want to take over - we should take over the voting in at least, many, 15 places.' ... The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that are so crooked, and they're counting votes."
President Donald Trump publicly urged Republicans in Congress to nationalize federal elections and take control of state-managed voting systems, citing baseless claims of widespread fraud. Trump asserted he had won states by a landslide and accused some states of being "crooked" and improperly counting votes. The U.S. Constitution assigns the times, places and manner of federal elections to state legislatures, though Congress can enact federal election laws. The constitutional framework is generally understood to preserve state administration of elections independently from the federal government. The remarks followed recent Justice Department actions in Georgia.
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