Donald Trump wants to “nationalize” America’s elections. The word sounds neutral — bureaucratic, even benign. It is not. As a verb, “nationalize” implies action. And so does Trump.
The president’s statement, which came during a Feb. 2 interview with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, was ominous and direct. “The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over.’ We should take over the voting in at least 15 places,” Trump said. “The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
