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Patty Murray: “Trump is threatening to nationalize elections.”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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Senator Murray's Address to Washington State

Published | Video Starts at 11:39

One of the first things President Trump did was pardon January 6th insurrectionists, people who tried to violently overthrow our democracy. And now he has his spy chief seizing state election machines as he lies about the election he lost. Trump is threatening to nationalize elections. and he's got far right Republicans moving heaven and earth to make it happen. Meanwhile, Trump has been completely ignoring Congress on tariffs, military action, spending and more, and completely … (11:39–11:43)

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Asserts that Trump is threatening to take control of elections at the national level.

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