Former President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to 'nationalise' elections and has brought back his unsubstantiated claims of fraud surrounding the 2020 election during a recent podcast interview. Trump's comments, made on the podcast hosted by former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, called for Republicans to take over voting in at least 15 locations across the country.
The push for nationalizing elections is significant because American elections are mostly governed by state law, traditionally managed by local officials. In his statements, Trump emphasized the need for Republicans to exert control over voting processes.
This call comes just days after the FBI conducted a raid at an elections office in Georgia, examining records from the contentious 2020 presidential election. In a controversial move, Trump referred to the key issue of undocumented immigration, framing it as critical to the Republican party’s success in future elections.
During his interview, Trump reiterated his assertion that he had won the 2020 election 'in a landslide,' despite lacking credible supporting evidence for claims of illegal voting. He stated, 'If Republicans don't get them out, you will never win another election as a Republican.'
Trump did not specify the locations he had in mind for this nationalization of voting. While discussing the recent FBI raid, he indicated that there would be revealing information emerging from the investigations into Georgia's 2020 election process.
His continued push for federal oversight of elections aligns with a broader narrative that has characterized his post-presidency, emphasizing allegations of election fraud and attempts to call into question the integrity of the electoral system in the U.S., despite ongoing investigations finding no substantial fraud.
