Overview
- Speaking on Dan Bongino’s newly relaunched podcast, President Donald Trump called for Republicans to seize control of election administration in at least 15 unspecified jurisdictions and offered no details on how it would be done.
- Trump repeated unsupported claims that immigrants vote illegally and criticized Minnesota with derogatory remarks about Somali residents, while again insisting he won the 2020 election.
- The White House provided no plan for a federal takeover and instead pointed to Trump’s backing of election-related legislation such as the SAVE Act, which includes voter ID and other restrictions.
- Trump’s comments came days after the FBI conducted a court‑authorized search of a Fulton County, Georgia, elections facility for 2020 records, with reports that DNI Tulsi Gabbard was present and connected Trump by phone to agents.
- Georgia officials have objected to the handling of seized materials, citing chain‑of‑custody concerns and signaling potential counter‑litigation over the raid.