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Trump Urges Federal Takeover of Georgia Elections

5/10/2026

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Trump Proposes Oversight

President Donald Trump floated the idea that the federal government could oversee elections as the Justice Department investigates Fulton County.
The proposal targets Georgia, where Trump suggested the federal government could run elections amid the ongoing Justice Department probe.
Earlier this year Trump urged Republicans to “nationalize” elections in select states.
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution showed 98% of Democratic primary voters, 48% Republicans disapprove and 7% undecided.

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Georgia GOP Approves

75% of Georgia Republicans approve the FBI’s seizure of ballots in Fulton County, the state’s largest Black-voting precinct.
The same poll shows 44% of Georgia Republicans approve a federal takeover of elections, while 48% disapprove.
Georgia Democrats overwhelmingly reject a federal takeover, with 94% strongly disapproving.
Burt Jones and Rick Jackson trail Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger by wide margins.

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Trump Proposes Oversight

President Donald Trump floated the idea that the federal government could oversee elections as the Justice Department investigates Fulton County.
The proposal targets Georgia, where Trump suggested the federal government could run elections amid the ongoing Justice Department probe.
Earlier this year Trump urged Republicans to “nationalize” elections in select states.
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution showed 98% of Democratic primary voters, 48% Republicans disapprove and 7% undecided.

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