“I wish you could explain to me what the hell’s going on with the mind of the public,” he told House Republicans in a speech earlier this month. Later, he added: “Now, I won’t say, ‘Cancel the election. He’s a dictator.’”But Trump did talk about canceling the election in an interview with Reuters this week. “So you say during the war, you can’t have elections,” Trump said. The redistricting war Trump kicked off continues to rageRepublicans have drawn themselves nine more friendly seats across the country, and Democrats have ended up with six, mostly in California.

Source: CNN January 17, 2026 18:22 UTC