President Donald Trump said on Monday that Republicans should "nationalize" and "take over" voting in at least 15 unspecified places, reiterating his false claims that U.S. elections are marred by widespread fraud. We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting," Trump said in the interview. U.S. Representative Don Bacon, a Republican, said on X, "I opposed nationalizing elections when Speaker Pelosi wanted major changes to elections in all 50 states. The U.S. will hold midterm elections in November that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.

Source: The Telegraph February 03, 2026 06:20 UTC