The president continues to deny his 2020 election loss, claiming voter fraud is why Republicans must "take over"
Published
February 5, 2026 10:45AM (EST)
Donald Trump | Voting Booth (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)
In recent days, President Donald Trump has called for Republican lawmakers to “nationalize” elections, but his actions outside Congress have sown the seeds to control federal elections long ago. On Monday, Trump joined former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on his podcast where he suggested Republicans should say “‘We wanna take over. We should take over the voting in at least many, 15 places.’ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
