Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of election meddling ahead of the 2026 midterms as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., warned Trump wants to "rig the election" when Republicans lose.

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s call to “nationalize” the upcoming elections.

City and county officials in Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia spoke out about Trump's criticizing their handling of elections and suggesting the federal government should step in.

Donald Trump said he will only accept the GOP losing control of Congress in this November’s midterms if he considers the elections to have been “honest.” Speaking to NBC’s Tom Llamas, the 79-year-old president was pressed on whether he would trust the midterm results after his suggestion that Republicans should “nationalize” election races across the country.

Speaking at the Oval Office on Feb. 3, Trump suggested federal agents could count votes and run elections instead of state election officials.

When President Donald Trump claimed to NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas in a Wednesday interview that “I’m getting – starting to get great polls on the economy,” Llamas quickly pushed back by noting that Trump’s polling on the economy is “not great.

He listed Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia after making unfounded fraud claims.

Secretary of State Bill Galvin told MassLive he's "extremely concerned" about what the president is planning for the 2026 midterms and beyond.

State election officials’ growing suspicion of Trump’s motives has triggered concerns that distrust of even routine moves by the FBI could hinder cooperation.