US President Donald Trump has proposed that Republican state officials take control of 15 states' elections in order to protect the party's grip on power. In a recent podcast interview, Trump suggested that if Republicans fail to suppress non-citizen voting - claims which have been thoroughly debunked by fact-checkers and election experts - they will never win another election.
Trump claimed that immigrants were brought into the country to vote illegally, despite numerous studies showing this is not true. He urged Republican officials to "take over" elections in these 15 states, effectively nationalizing them, in order to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting. This move has raised concerns about Trump's intentions and the potential for voter suppression.
The proposed legislation aligns with one of Trump's election security measures that aim to safeguard against supposed voter fraud. However, critics say this could be a thinly veiled attempt at suppressing minority votes and limiting access to voting for certain demographics.
In contrast, several bills are currently in Congress aimed at strengthening election safety and reforming the electoral system. The Save America Act would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote or updating voter registration, while another bill seeks to establish a national elections auditing system.
Trump's remarks on the podcast come as he faces mounting criticism over his claims of widespread voter fraud and suppression in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump claimed that immigrants were brought into the country to vote illegally, despite numerous studies showing this is not true. He urged Republican officials to "take over" elections in these 15 states, effectively nationalizing them, in order to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting. This move has raised concerns about Trump's intentions and the potential for voter suppression.
The proposed legislation aligns with one of Trump's election security measures that aim to safeguard against supposed voter fraud. However, critics say this could be a thinly veiled attempt at suppressing minority votes and limiting access to voting for certain demographics.
In contrast, several bills are currently in Congress aimed at strengthening election safety and reforming the electoral system. The Save America Act would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote or updating voter registration, while another bill seeks to establish a national elections auditing system.
Trump's remarks on the podcast come as he faces mounting criticism over his claims of widespread voter fraud and suppression in the 2020 presidential election.
meanwhile, we have real issues with our electoral system and trump is trying to distract from it by saying fake news about non-citizens voting. did he really think that one through? 
anyway, i'm all for making sure our elections are secure but this feels like a massive overreach of power to me... what's next, him just taking over the states entirely? 
Trump's proposal sounds like a recipe for disaster, you know? Taking control of state elections is one thing, but using it to suppress certain groups' votes? That's just not right. I mean, we're still trying to figure out how many people are even eligible to vote in the first place, let alone deal with non-citizen voting... it's just not a problem.
how did we even get to this point with him still being a thing?
This is getting really concerning... I mean, Trump thinks we need some state officials "protecting" our elections? Like, what's next? 
We need stricter election laws, not more ways for politicians to manipulate the system. This is just another reason why we need bipartisan support for these reforms... 
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. The numbers don't lie - there's no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the US 
. In fact, studies show that voter suppression is a major issue in our country 
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. But let's be real, if Trump is pushing for nationalizing elections, it's likely just a ploy to limit minority votes 
. We need to make sure everyone has an equal say in our democracy 
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That's what we should be celebrating, not trying to suppress it! 
This proposed move by Trump sounds like a repeat of past attempts to suppress minority votes, which have been proven time and again to be detrimental to democracy. It's unsettling to think that in 2025, we're still dealing with these types of "election security" measures that aim to limit access to voting for certain demographics. 
Trump is getting desperate and it's getting crazy... I mean, how many times can you say we need to protect ourselves from non-citizen voters before people just stop believing it? 
Interesting that he wants Republicans to take control of 15 states' elections... sounds like a bad move to me