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President Donald Trump called for a nationalized election. Trump suggested the radical voting change on a podcast by Dan Bongino, the former FBI deputy director in the Trump administration, on Feb. 2.

President Donald Trump called for Republicans to "nationalize" the voting process during a recent appearance on the podcast of Dan Bongino. Trump's statements are directly tied to his continued ...

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President Donald Trump has called on his party to nationalize U.S. elections. The U.S. currently has a decentralized election system, with states having their own election officials. He has made ...

President Donald Trump has called for nationalized voting as the 2026 midterm elections loom, prompting questions over what the term means and what the president meant when he said it. “The ...

President Donald Trump is calling for nationalized elections. Speaking on a podcast with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino Monday, Feb. 2, Trump suggested a drastic change that would place ...