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Trump Claims States Are Federal Agents in Elections

President Trump declared on Tuesday that states function as “agents for the federal government in elections,” advancing his push to federalize election administration. During an Oval Office signing ceremony, Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the federal government should take over elections from states he deemed incapable of running them honestly, specifically naming Atlanta and other Democratic-led cities as sites of “horrible corruption.” Trump’s assertion contradicts the Constitution, which assigns election administration to state and local officials with limited federal involvement.

Trump framed federal takeover as necessary to ensure honest elections, stating that if states “can’t count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over.” When pressed by Collins on constitutional constraints, Trump dismissed them, declaring states “can administer the election, but they have to do it honestly.” This demand for federal control extends Trump’s pattern of weaponizing federal authority against election officials, mirroring his sustained efforts to delegitimize the 2020 election and intimidate state administrators into compliance with his directives.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later reframed Trump’s “nationalize the voting” language as advocacy for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections, making the legislation redundant. The move represents Trump’s broader strategy to impose new voting restrictions ahead of midterm elections under the guise of election security.

The statement follows an FBI seizure last week of election materials from Fulton County, Georgia, in connection with alleged voter fraud claims that have been repeatedly debunked. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized such federal intervention as a dramatic escalation in federal control over state-run election infrastructure and warned of further interference in 2026 elections. Trump’s repeated false claims of election fraud and his push for federal dominance over election administration establish the groundwork for authoritarian control over voting mechanisms.

Trump’s assertion that states are federal agents in elections directly contradicts established constitutional law and democratic practice. His pattern of attacking election officials who refuse his demands, combined with federal actions targeting state election materials, demonstrates his intent to consolidate power over election administration and establish federal override of state election systems, dismantling the institutional safeguards that protect democratic elections from executive manipulation.

(Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-states?Date=20260204&Profile=CNN+Politics&utm_content=1770166729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAPxrotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_TP6JxjJ8F0XeylqLLR_PnMmKiHjepIwMfFSOkoZjpuKIlcOuE0eA99g3Kc_aem_XKBW8wXEdeRvaH0xj02M9A)

Trump Posts Discredited Conspiracy Theories After FBI Seizes Georgia Ballots

Following the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia on Wednesday, President Trump posted multiple discredited conspiracy theories on his social media platform. Trump reposted a false claim that Italian military satellites were used to hack voting machines to flip votes from him to Joe Biden, adding that “China reportedly coordinated the whole operation” and “The CIA oversaw it, the FBI covered it up, all to install Biden as a puppet.” Trump declared “This is only the beginning” and “Prosecutions are coming,” directly linking these baseless allegations to the FBI’s ballot seizure.

Trump also reposted fabricated claims about the 2016 election, falsely asserting that “Barack Hussein Obama” falsified intelligence and “conspired with foreign powers…to overthrow the United States government in 2016″—a claim that ignores Obama was president at the time. The Italian satellite conspiracy theory originated in 2021 when then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows directed the Department of Justice and Department of Defense to investigate it after a woman using aliases including “The Heiress” passed material to a national security council official in a supermarket parking lot. Trump and his supporters have promoted numerous unsubstantiated election fraud narratives, including claims by lawyer Sydney Powell in 2020 that voting machines were rigged using software “created at the direction of Hugo Chavez”—despite Chavez’s death three years prior.

The FBI seizure of Georgia ballots follows coordinated pressure from Trump-aligned state and federal officials, including the Georgia State Election Board’s October 2024 vote to subpoena 2020 materials and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letters citing unsubstantiated “anomalies.” Law professor Rick Hasen characterized the action as “a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump’s voter fraud narratives,” while Derek Clinger of the University of Wisconsin Law School called it “a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to expand federal control” over state-run election infrastructure. Georgia has audited and certified its 2020 results, and numerous lawsuits challenging the election were rejected by courts, including by Trump-appointed judges.

Powell pleaded guilty in 2023 to Georgia state charges of conspiracy to intentionally interfere with election duties, agreeing to six years of probation and a $6,000 fine. Her recent appearance with DOJ official Ed Martin in a Thursday morning social media post signals her involvement in Trump administration efforts to weaponize federal authority against prior election officials and investigators, directly advancing Trump’s targeting of prosecutors like Fani Willis who brought charges related to his 2020 election interference.

Trump has sustained his unfounded fraud claims for years, pressuring Georgia officials to “find” votes and filing over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed. At the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election “rigged” and stated that “people will soon be prosecuted for what they did,” establishing intent to weaponize federal authority against political opponents and consolidating control over election administration through federal seizure of state ballots and records.

(Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-posts-discredited-conspiracy-theories-seizure-2020-ballots/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&id=129669660&fbclid=IwdGRleAPopztleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeY_w9PY-MbyAmV3us0qu7s5-OToJw_BXHhObnQUZVfBKgQk9IoJXwyFwJflE_aem_igv5OTXwm69wWCxgxAZ4VA)

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On Wednesday, FBI agents executed a warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election center to seize ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data, and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election. The warrant alleged these materials constituted evidence of criminal offenses related to fraudulent ballot procurement, casting, or tabulation. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized the action as unprecedented and dangerous, noting that the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted, and investigated with no fraud detected.

Trump has spent years making baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen, specifically targeting Georgia after losing to Joe Biden. He pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn the result and filed over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed, including by Trump-appointed judges. In a recent speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election "rigged" and stated that "people will soon be prosecuted for what they did," establishing clear intent to weaponize federal authority against his political opponents.

The seizure follows a coordinated pressure campaign by state and federal officials aligned with Trump. The Georgia State Election Board—now controlled by Trump-endorsed MAGA members—voted in October 2024 to subpoena 2020 materials. Attorney General Pam Bondi then sent letters to Fulton County demanding records and citing unsubstantiated "anomalies" in vote counting. When Fulton County Clerk Ché Alexander refused, the Department of Justice sued her, ultimately obtaining the warrant executed Wednesday.

Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts stated that ballots had been "safe" under county custody and that the seizure undermined the county's ability to certify election security going forward. Commissioner Mo Ivory, present during the multi-hour removal of boxes by FBI agents in tactical gear, directly attributed the action to Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss and described it as designed to sow doubt about Fulton County's election administration. Fulton County prosecutors have separately pursued racketeering charges related to Trump's election interference efforts.

Derek Clinger, senior counsel at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, called the action "a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to expand federal control over our country's historically state-run election infrastructure" and warned it signals federal interference in midterm elections. Hasen stated the warrant "looks like a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump's voter fraud narratives." County officials announced they would challenge the administration's actions in court.

Given Trump's sustained promotion of election fraud conspiracies and documented pressure on state officials like Rusty Bowers and Brad Raffensperger to overturn legitimate results, federal seizure of election materials fits the classic backsliding playbook: delegitimize the prior election, use state security apparatus to create investigative cover, control the evidence chain, and intimidate officials into compliance. International election observers would recognize this as the security state weaponized to preserve power, not protect it—a fundamental breach of the independence and chain-of-custody safeguards that distinguish democracies from regime-style systems.

(Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant)

Trump Attacks Powell, Demands Fed Rate Cuts

President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday via Truth Social, demanding the central bank cut interest rates immediately and claiming Powell is "hurting our country and its national security." Trump called Powell a "moron" responsible for "costing America Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year" in interest expenses, despite the Federal Open Market Committee voting 10-2 to hold rates steady after three consecutive months of reductions.

Trump falsely linked the Fed's interest rate decision to his tariff policies, claiming that revenue from tariffs should result in the lowest interest rates globally. He did not explain the relationship between import taxes and the Fed's overnight interbank lending rate, nor did he acknowledge that tariffs are paid by American consumers rather than foreign countries.

Only two Trump appointees to the Federal Reserve's board—Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran—supported further rate cuts aligned with Trump's demand. The broader committee cited solid economic expansion and elevated inflation as reasons to maintain current rates, noting that future adjustments would depend on economic data and outlook rather than presidential pressure.

Trump's attack followed a Department of Justice criminal investigation into Powell and the Federal Reserve, which Powell publicly characterized as retaliation for the bank's refusal to artificially lower rates. Powell stated the investigation represents "a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."

The DOJ probe drew bipartisan congressional criticism, including from Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who vowed to block any future Trump nominees to the Fed board until the investigation concludes. Trump has previously threatened to sue Powell over Federal Reserve building renovations, continuing his pattern of weaponizing federal authority against officials who resist his economic demands.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jerome-powell-interest-rates-reaction-b2910171.html)

Trump Repeats White Genocide Conspiracy at Davos

President Donald Trump reiterated the white genocide conspiracy theory at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, claiming that white people in South Africa are "being systematically targeted and killed." When asked by a reporter if white genocide was occurring in South Africa, Trump stated, "What's happening in South Africa is terrible" and asserted, "We have seen the numbers, we have seen the records, and it is taking place," without providing evidence or specifics.

Trump has previously promoted this false narrative, telling South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House that he possessed a video showing "burial sites" of "over 1,000" white farmers—a claim The New York Times reported was fabricated. Multiple media outlets have debunked Trump's claims through fact-checking, contradicting his repeated assertions that white farmers are being "brutally killed" and their land confiscated as part of a systematic genocide.

In 2025, Trump drastically reduced refugee admissions to 7,500 from the previous 125,000, reserving record-low slots predominantly for white Afrikaner South Africans. Trump claimed this action was necessary because white farmers faced persecution, though he later stated race made "no difference" in the decision. The U.S. State Department labeled Afrikaners a "racial minority" facing "government-sponsored race-based discrimination," validating Trump's framing of the issue.

Trump also boycotted the G20 Summit in South Africa, stating the U.S. would not attend because the country "refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Rights Abuses endured by Afrikaners." This selective focus on white South Africans while disregarding documented violence affecting other populations aligns with white nationalist rhetoric that weaponizes real land reform debates to advance supremacist agendas.

The white genocide conspiracy theory is a political myth rooted in ethnic hatred and pseudoscience, designed to justify white nationalist commitments and calls to violence. Trump's amplification of this baseless theory at an international forum legitimizes extremist propaganda and contradicts factual reality: white people are not facing extermination or systematic elimination in South Africa or elsewhere.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/it-is-taking-place-trump-talks-white-genocide-at-davos/)

Trump EPA Drops Human Life Valuation in Pollution Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency, under the leadership of Lee Zeldin—a Trump appointee—discontinued the practice of assigning monetary value to human lives when establishing air pollution limits. Previously, the EPA calculated rule benefits by estimating lives saved and assigning each a dollar value through the “value of a statistical life” metric. This shift eliminates a critical method for justifying public health protections against deadly air pollutants.

The policy change, implemented last week, prioritizes only the financial costs borne by corporations in the regulatory calculus. By removing human life valuation from the equation, the EPA effectively abandons a standard tool for weighing public health gains against industry expenses. This decision reflects the Trump administration’s broader strategy to prioritize corporate interests over environmental protections.

Zeldin’s EPA has accelerated workforce reductions that undermined environmental protections while simultaneously rolling back emissions regulations. The agency now grants exemptions to industrial polluters from emissions requirements for toxic chemicals like mercury and arsenic.

Eliminating life valuation from air quality policy removes a quantifiable justification for protecting Americans from pollution-related illness and death. The change allows the Trump administration to justify weaker pollution standards by treating human mortality as economically irrelevant when it conflicts with corporate profit margins.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/former-congressman-lee-zeldin-confronted-210720414.html)

Trump Sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO for $5B, Alleging They ‘Debanked Him’ After Capitol Riot

Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit in Florida against JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon on January 22, 2026, claiming the bank “debanked” him for political reasons following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. According to the suit, JPMorgan Chase notified Trump in February 2021 that his accounts would be closed within two months. Trump’s legal team, led by attorney Alejandro Brito, alleges the bank made this decision based on “political and social motivations” and “woke” beliefs rather than legitimate business concerns.

JPMorgan Chase rejected the allegations, with a spokesperson stating the bank “does not close accounts for political or religious reasons” and instead closes accounts that “create legal or regulatory risk.” The bank further stated it “regret[s] having to do so but often rules and regulatory expectations lead us to do so.” The bank’s official response to the lawsuit was direct: “While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has no merit,” and affirmed its right to defend itself in court.

The lawsuit emerges two months after CEO Dimon publicly declined to fund Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, estimated at $400 million. During a November 2025 CNN interview, Dimon explained that JPMorgan Chase maintains strict policies on government contracts and avoids appearances of “buying favors,” citing concerns about regulatory scrutiny from future administrations. The ballroom is being funded by Trump and other donors including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the Winklevoss twins, but not JPMorgan Chase.

Dimon has previously contradicted Trump’s claims about their relationship. During the 2024 election, Trump falsely claimed Dimon had endorsed him for president, a claim JPMorgan Chase publicly denied. On January 21, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dimon stated, “I don’t like what I’m seeing,” indicating continued skepticism of Trump’s policies and actions.

(Source: https://people.com/trump-sues-jpmorgan-chase-5-billion-11890840?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=photo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=69729ffbffed3f00012671e0&fbclid=IwdGRjcAPgaTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeLrOftBb_toUMg2YdBsQXRbIDpfcjXp5Npq52X3y9puC9kMJxCy86kH861ag_aem_b3_ScplyKwJuYqHYFrd_xQ)

Trump Claims God Approves of His Second Term at White House Briefing

During a 105-minute White House press briefing on Tuesday marking his first-year anniversary in his second term, President Donald Trump claimed “God is very proud” of his job performance and stated that his administration protects Christians, Jewish people, and others who would not be protected under a different president. When a reporter referenced Trump’s previous assertion that God placed him in office to save the world, Trump confirmed he believed God approved of his efforts, chuckling as he made the claim.

Trump opened the briefing by showcasing mugshots of immigrants apprehended by ICE, describing them as “criminal illegal aliens” and “rough characters” that former President Joe Biden allegedly allowed into the country. He displayed photographs with printed details of their alleged crimes and asked the room rhetorically whether Americans wanted to live alongside such individuals, framing immigration enforcement as a key administration accomplishment.

When asked to list his top three achievements, Trump cited military buildup, what he described as “incredible” business deals involving “thousands of plants” and “$18 trillion” in U.S. investment, and his drug pricing policy tied to tariff negotiations with other nations. Trump stated that tariffs were instrumental in securing cooperation from other countries on pharmaceutical pricing, claiming they would not have agreed to his terms otherwise.

Trump characterized his tenure as an “amazing year” and stated his administration needed to improve its public communication about accomplishments. He emphasized that even detractors would acknowledge the successes of his second term, though he provided limited specifics beyond the three areas mentioned.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-proclaims-god-is-very-proud-of-his-first-year-back-in-the-white-house/)

Trump Falsely Claims Protest Witness Was Paid Agitator

At a White House press conference on Tuesday, President Trump made an unsubstantiated claim that a woman captured on video shouting “Shame! Shame!” after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good on January 7 was a “paid agitator” or “professional agitator.” Trump offered no evidence for the accusation, instead characterizing the woman’s vocal protest as unnaturally loud and professional in manner, concluding she must be a paid operative rather than a genuine bystander expressing outrage at the killing.

During the same briefing, Trump defended the ICE immigration crackdown in Minnesota by displaying printouts labeled “MINNESOTA WORST OF WORST,” claiming they documented immigrants with criminal records that agents had detained. He repeatedly asserted that ICE agents are “patriots” seeking only to remove dangerous individuals from the country, framing opposition to the operation as the work of “paid agitators and insurrectionists” rather than concerned residents reacting to enforcement actions in their community.

Trump’s accusation contradicts documented evidence and patterns of protest. Multiple recorded incidents over the past year show genuine community members expressing opposition to immigration raids without compensation, according to reporting that examined his earlier repetition of the same baseless claim. The president provided no documentation, financial records, or identifying information linking the protesting woman to any organization or payment scheme.

The video of Good’s shooting was recorded by multiple bystanders, including by Ross himself, and shows the fatal incident occurred in public view on a Minneapolis street. The woman shouting “Shame!” is visible in at least one cell phone recording, though it remains unclear from available footage whether she is the person recording or a separate bystander. Trump acknowledged feeling “terribly” about Good’s death while simultaneously dismissing vocal responses to it as inauthentic and orchestrated.

Trump’s dismissal of protester motivation follows a pattern of administration officials defending the shooting, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance both characterizing the fatal shooting as justified. By labeling all opposition as paid and inauthentic, the administration avoids addressing the substantive objections residents have raised to the ICE enforcement campaign in Minnesota.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-wildly-claims-bystander-who-yelled-shame-after-renee-good-shooting-was-a-paid-agitator/)

Trump Says Elections Unnecessary After Accomplishments

President Donald Trump stated in a Reuters interview published Thursday that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” expressing frustration over the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House or Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump acknowledged that a president’s party typically experiences midterm losses following a presidential victory, framing this as a “deep psychological thing,” but argued his administration had accomplished enough that elections should not occur.

Trump dismissed a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing only 4% of Americans support his plan to absorb Greenland as “fake,” insisting he follows his own instincts rather than public opinion on major policy decisions. He stated, “A lot of times, you can’t convince a voter. You have to just do what’s right,” claiming that controversial actions he has taken, including a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ultimately proved correct when results materialized.

During the same interview, Trump addressed Iran, where authorities have killed thousands of demonstrators. He previously pledged “help” to anti-government protesters but became noncommittal when discussing future administration plans, telling Reuters: “We have to play it day by day.” Trump’s equivocation drew backlash from members of his own party after he suggested the killing was “stopping.”

The president’s assertion that elections should not occur reflects a pattern of rejecting democratic constraints, consistent with administration positions claiming presidential authority above legal and constitutional limits. His dismissal of public opinion on major foreign policy decisions and rejection of electoral processes demonstrates a disregard for democratic principles and popular consent governing authority.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-tells-reuters-we-shouldnt-even-have-an-election-ahead-of-midterms/)

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