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Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ Voting ‘In At Least 15 Places’

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On Monday, President Donald Trump called on Republicans to, “take over the voting in at least 15 places,” re-upping his unfounded claims that undocumented immigrants illegally vote for Democrats.

Trump claimed, “these people were brought to our country to vote,” criticizing Republicans for not being “tougher” in tamping down on illegal voting and calling on the GOP to, “nationalize the voting.”

It’s unclear what Trump meant by “nationalize,” but he’s previously suggested the federal government should take control of election administration from state governments.

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