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During a nearly two-hour appearance on Dan Bongino's podcast on February 2, 2026, President Trump called on Republicans to "take over" and "nationalize" voting in at least 15 unspecified places, claiming without evidence that noncitizens were being brought to the country to vote illegally. The remarks drew bipartisan pushback, with legal experts noting such a move would contradict the Constitution's elections clause, which delegates election administration to state governments. The comments came days after the FBI executed a search warrant at a Fulton County, Georgia election office seeking 2020 election records.

President Trump announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he has a framework deal with NATO for US control of Greenland, drawing criticism from European leaders and fueling international tensions. The expansionist push has prompted boycott discussions for World Cup 2026 and strained transatlantic relations.