Trump, elections and federal intervention
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On Tuesday, Trump, 79, doubled down on comments he made during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino, his former FBI deputy director, in which he argued that Republicans should “nationalize” elections by taking over the way ballots are cast and counted.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune broke with the president after Trump called for the GOP to take over elections and nationalize the voting process ahead of midterms.
President Trump says Republicans should take over elections in some places to fight corruption for which there is little if any evidence.
Growing violence and harassment have driven half of the top election officials in nearly a dozen states to quit their jobs since Donald Trump refused to acknowledge his defeat by Joe Biden in 2020. Around 50 percent of high-ranking public officials have left election administration posts in 11 states since November 2020,