nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d34ad65a5b1c5dfa DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260217s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/d34ad65a5b1c5dfa doi eng 342 23 Sellers, Joshua Author aut Nationalization Nonsense - America’s Decentralized Elections and Trump’s Election Interference Sellers, Joshua Verfassungsblog 2026-02-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Fueled by resentment, xenophobia, and, one can assume, a growing awareness of his party’s diminishing prospects in the upcoming midterms, President Trump recently suggested that his party “nationalize” elections. As every expert to have weighed in on the matter has noted, the claim is preposterous. Simply put, the President has no direct authority over elections. While there are legitimate fears about Trump’s willingness to interfere with this Fall’s elections, he has no power to assume the control he desires. CC BY-SA 4.0 Donald Trump Election law US constitution US elections Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/us-voting-trump-nationalization/ raw object