Trump keeps teasing a federal election takeover

特朗普不断暗示要夺取联邦选举的控制权。

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-03-04

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President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take control over how elections are run. We discuss what he has said about the ways he could do that, whether those tactics are legal, and the impact of the president even suggesting it. This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, voting correspondent Miles Parks, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Ashley Lopez.

  • I cover politics.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

  • And today on the show,

  • President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take more or maybe complete ownership of how elections are run.

  • Just last night, he wrote on social media, quote,

  • America's elections are rigged, stolen and a laughing stock all over the world.

  • We are either going to fix them or we won't have a country any longer.

  • End quote.

  • So I want to talk about this.

  • Miles, I want to start with you.

  • So,

  • Trump has teased steps that he could potentially take to give the federal government more control over elections.