随着2026年中期选举即将到来，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)周一呼吁共和党人“接管”投票并将其“国有化”，因为他继续对美国的选举进程提出虚假主张。
特朗普发表了上述评论在一次采访中前美国联邦调查局导演丹·邦吉诺于去年12月辞职，重返播客。
然而，特朗普声称非公民投票不当影响了选举结果专家坚持认为这种情况非常罕见，而且已经是非法的，并告诉邦吉诺，“令人惊讶的是，共和党人对此并不强硬。”
“共和党人应该说，‘我们想要接管，’”特朗普说。“我们应该接管投票...至少在15个地方。共和党人应该将投票国有化。我们有如此不公正的州，他们正在计票。”
宪法授权各州根据国会通过的法律进行联邦选举。选举条款部分规定，“州立法机关将确定举行众议院和参议院选举的时间、地点和方式。”
特朗普没有详细说明他希望共和党人如何将投票“国有化”。
当美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)问及特朗普具体指的是什么时，白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊(Abigail Jackson)回应说，“特朗普总统非常关心我们选举的安全和安保——这就是为什么他敦促国会通过《拯救法案》(SAVE Act)和其他立法提案，为投票建立统一的照片身份证标准，禁止无借口的邮寄投票，并结束收获选票的做法。”
参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)是众议院民主党领袖，他抨击特朗普对邦吉诺的评论。
“就在几个小时前，唐纳德·特朗普表示，他希望全国各地的选举国有化。特朗普也是这么说的。你认为他相信民主吗?他说，‘我们想要接管，共和党人应该将投票国有化，’”舒默在参议院说。“唐纳德·特朗普需要宪法副本吗?他说的话非常不合法。”
特朗普的议程在今年的选举中岌岌可危，众议院的所有席位和参议院的35个席位都将被争夺。目前，共和党在参众两院都保持着微弱的优势，但中期周期从历史上看对现任总统的政党并不友好。
去年，特朗普和其他共和党人推动十年中期重划选区，以获得更多众议院席位。总统警告说上个月共和党人他们必须赢得中期选举，否则他会被“弹劾”
特朗普还继续对他2020年的选举失利提起诉讼，散布虚假的欺诈指控。
上周，美国联邦调查局搜索并查获2020年投票记录原件从乔治亚州的富尔顿县选举和运作中心，这个摇摆州在2020年变得蓝色，并帮助确保了乔·拜登的胜利。
Trump urges Republicans to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting
President Donald Trump on Monday called on Republicans to "take over" and "nationalize" voting as he continued to make false claims about the electoral process in the U.S. with the 2026 midterm elections on the horizon.
Trump made the commentsin an interviewwith former FBI Director Dan Bongino, who resigned from his post in December and returned to podcasting.
Trump alleged noncitizen voting was improperly influencing election outcomes, thoughexperts insist such instances are incredibly rare and already illegal, and told Bongino it was "amazing that the Republicans aren't tougher on it."
"The Republicans should say, 'We want to take over,'" Trump said. "We should take over the voting ... in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that are so crooked and they're counting votes."
The Constitution gives states the authority to conduct federal elections, subject to laws passed by Congress. The elections clause states, in part, that "state legislatures will establish the times, places, and manner of holding elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate."
Trump didn't elaborate on how he wanted Republicans to "nationalize" voting.
Asked by ABC News for specifics on what Trump meant, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded, "President Trump cares deeply about the safety and security of our elections -- that’s why he’s urged Congress to pass the SAVE Act and other legislative proposals that would establish a uniform standard of photo ID for voting, prohibit no-excuse mail-in voting, and end the practice of ballot harvesting."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the chamber's top Democrat, slammed Trump over his comments to Bongino.
"Just a few hours ago, Donald Trump said he wants to nationalize elections around the country. That's what Trump said. You think he believes in democracy? He said, 'We want to take over, the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,'" Schumer said on the Senate floor. "Does Donald Trump need a copy of the Constitution? What he is saying is outlandishly illegal."
Trump's agenda is at stake in this year’s elections, where all seats in the House and 35 in the Senate will be up for grabs. Currently, Republicans hold narrow margins in both chambers -- but midterm cycles are historically unkind to the sitting president's party.
Last year, Trump and other Republicans pushed for mid-decade redistricting in order to gain additional House seats. The president warnedRepublicans last monththat they have to win the midterms or he will get "impeached."
Trump also continues to litigate his 2020 election loss, spreading false claims of fraud.
Last week, the FBI searched andseized original 2020 voting recordsfrom the Fulton County Elections and Operations Hub in Georgia, a swing state that went blue in 2020 and helped secure Joe Biden's victory.
"Now you're going to see something in Georgia where they were able to get, with a court order, the ballots. You're going to see some interesting things come out,” Trump said on Bongino's podcast.
