Top House Democrat says president’s suggestion for Republicans to ā€˜take over’ elections really means ā€˜steal it’

Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.

Jeffries’ comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should ā€œtake over the votingā€. The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run.

ā€œWhat Donald Trump wants to do is try and nationalize the election – translation: steal it. And we’re not going to let it happen,ā€ Jeffries said during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. He added that Democrats so far had successfully blocked Trump’s efforts to federalize the national guard countered a nationwide push by Republicans to redraw congressional district boundaries to their advantage.

    • HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      That’s not true.

      They stopped the budget that enabled the murders of Luis Gustavo Núñez CĆ”ceres, Geraldo Lunas Campos, VĆ­ctor Manuel DĆ­az, Parady La, Renee Nicole Good, Luis BeltrĆ”n YƔƱez–Cruz, Heber SĆ”nchez DomĆ­nguez and Alex Pretti. From not NOT passing.