Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections

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  Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast for Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026.

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  I'm Tamara Keith, I cover the White House.

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  I'm Miles Parks, I cover voting.

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  And I'm Domenico Montanero, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.

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  And we are recording this at 1.10 p.m.

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  Eastern Time.

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  Today on the show, elections are run by state and local governments.

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  It's in Article 1 of the Constitution.

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  But in an appearance on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino's show,

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  President Trump said something that is causing shockwaves.

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  He said he wants the federal government to take over running elections.

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  These people were brought to our country to vote, and they vote illegally.

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  And the, you know, amazing that the Republicans aren't tougher on it.

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  The Republicans should say, we want to take over.

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  We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many 15 places.

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  The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.

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  There is a lot to unpack here.

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  And this is just the latest move from President Sedling scores after his 2020 election loss.

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  Let's start with this.

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  What does nationalize the voting even mean?

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