Trump Urges Republicans to 'Take Over the Voting' and Nationalize US Elections

President Trump urges Republicans to 'nationalize' US elections and 'take over the voting, the voting, in at least 15 places,' repeating false claims of 2020 election fraud. The statement represents an unprecedented call for federal takeover of elections, which the Constitution reserves to the states. Trump's demand includes having the federal government oversee ballot counting, voter registration, and election administration — functions that have been the province of state and local officials since the founding. The Washington Post reports: 'Trump says Republicans should take over the voting.' The call follows a pattern of executive actions aimed at federalizing election administration, including the March 2026 executive order requiring states to share voter rolls with the Postal Service under threat of losing mail ballot delivery. Democrats and voting rights groups challenge the moves as unconstitutional overreach designed to enable a single party to control election outcomes.