Overview
- On a Feb. 2 interview with Dan Bongino, President Trump said Republicans should “take over” voting in at least 15 places and “nationalize the voting,” without specifying where or how.
- Trump repeated false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and alleged illegal voting by noncitizens, despite audits, recounts, and court rulings finding no credible evidence of widespread fraud, including in Georgia.
- He referenced last week’s FBI search of Fulton County’s election office and suggested “interesting things” would emerge from Georgia.
- The White House, through spokesperson Abigail Jackson, framed his stance as an election-security push and pointed to proposals such as the SAVE Act, uniform photo ID requirements, limits on no‑excuse mail voting, and bans on ballot harvesting.
- Democrats and some Republicans criticized the idea as unlawful, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it “outlandishly illegal” and legal experts saying federal control of state-run elections would be unconstitutional.