Donald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast released on Monday that Republican state officials “take over” and “nationalize” elections in 15 states to protect the party from being voted out of office. Trump framed the issue as a means to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting. Claims that noncitizens are voting in numbers that can affect an election are a lie. But it raises concerns about potential efforts by the president to rig the November midterm elections. Chuck Schumer, the US Senate minority leader, also weighed in on X, writing that “Democrats will fight and block Trump’s calls to nationalize elections”.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2026 17:02 UTC