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President Donald Trump called for "nationalizing" U.S. elections in recent remarks on Dan Bongino's podcast. Here's what he said.
State and local officials are weighing in after President Trump doubled down on comments this week that the federal government should take over federal elections in several Democratic-led cities, including Detroit.
The President repeated unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud as he called on the GOP to federalize elections.
President Donald Trump suggested nationalizing elections, an unconstitutional move that would shift election authority from states to the federal government.
On Tuesday, Trump, 79, doubled down on comments he made during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino, his former FBI deputy director, in which he argued that Republicans should “nationalize” elections by taking over the way ballots are cast and counted.
The president singled out Detroit when talking about 'crooked' elections, despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud or corruption.
Trump repeated without evidence his long-running claim that U.S. elections are beset by widespread fraud.
President Donald Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting” from states on Monday as he repeated his disproven claims of voter fraud.
He listed Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia after making unfounded fraud claims.
California officials say they are ready to resist should the federal government attempt to assert control over the state's voting system, as President Trump has suggested it should.