President Trump Calls for Republicans to Nationalize U.S. Elections

What Happened?

During an appearance on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes ‘Republicans ought to nationalize voting’ and take over ‘at least fifteen places.’ President Trump also said in a social media post that ‘the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes.’

The comments by President Trump are directly at odds with the U.S. Constitution, which specifically grants states and not the federal government the power to administer elections. A separate executive order signed by Trump last March that aimed to add proof of citizenship to the national voter registration form and alter mail-in voting procedures for states has been blocked by federal courts as unconstitutional. 

Why it Matters

The comments by President Trump, coming ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections, appear to indicate the Trump Administration will continue a previous argument made by President Trump. That the electoral system can’t be trusted unless it is under his control or unless he gets the outcome he wants.

One person or one-party rule is a common tactic used by authoritarian governments around the world, especially in Russia and China, and the mere suggestion of it coming from a sitting U.S. President will likely diminish America’s reputation abroad. 

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In the United States, the Elections Clause of the Constitution is the primary source of authority to regulate elections for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. The clause directs and empowers states to determine the ‘Times, Places, and Manner’ of congressional elections.

According to the Constitution Center, the power of states and Congress to regulate congressional elections under the Elections Clause is subject to express and implicit limits. Fundamentally, neither entity can enact laws under the Elections Clause that violate other constitutional provisions. 

Congress does have the authority to pass legislation regulating certain aspects of national elections, which the framers likely put into the Constitution to prevent states from refusing to hold elections or having elections on different dates. The establishment of a single election day for Congressional elections is an example of how federal power has been used to regulate national elections. There is no mechanism in the Constitution for Congress to ‘take over’ elections.

President Trump is not the first U.S. president to express frustration with the U.S. electoral system. The way elections are carried out has been a common target for criticism over the course of American history by presidents and citizens alike. But to suggest that one party should just take over the electoral process indicates either a lack of knowledge or respect for the Constitution. 

How it Affects You

Like most Congressional elections, the 2026 midterms will probably be contentious and controversial. Historically, the party in power stands to lose the most from midterms, and indeed that has happened several times in the past three decades alone. But the suggestion from a sitting President for one party to simply takeover elections is unprecedented in American history.

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