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Michigan
Leaders
Reject
Trump’s
Claim
That
Detroit
Needs
Federal
Election
Oversight
Li Haung
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National-Politics
Tell Us
USA News
Network
DETROIT
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President
Trump’s
renewed
push to
“nationalize”
voting
has put
Detroit
squarely
in the
spotlight,
after he
singled
out the
city as
one of
several
places
he
claims
require
federal
intervention.
His
comments,
which
run
counter
to the
Constitution’s
assignment
of
election
administration
to the
states,
prompted
immediate
pushback
from
Michigan
officials
who say
Detroit’s
elections
are
secure,
transparent,
and
already
subject
to
extensive
oversight.
Local
leaders
called
Trump’s
remarks
an
attack
on
Detroit’s
long‑standing
control
over its
own
elections.
City
officials
emphasized
that
Detroit’s
voting
systems
have
undergone
repeated
audits,
recounts,
and
bipartisan
reviews,
all of
which
have
affirmed
the
accuracy
of past
results.
Michigan’s
Secretary
of State
echoed
that
message,
noting
that the
state —
not the
federal
government
— is
responsible
for
running
elections
and that
no
evidence
supports
Trump’s
claims
of
widespread
fraud in
Detroit.
The
comments
arrive
as
Michigan
prepares
for
another
high‑turnout
election
cycle,
with
Detroit
expected
to play
a major
role in
statewide
results.
State
lawmakers
and
voting‑rights
groups
say
Trump’s
push to
federalize
local
election
operations
could
undermine
public
confidence
and
distract
from
ongoing
efforts
to
expand
training,
technology
upgrades,
and
voter
access
across
Detroit’s
precincts.
Even
some
Republican
officials
in
Michigan
have
distanced
themselves
from the
idea,
arguing
that
federal
control
would
disrupt
established
state
processes
and
create
legal
conflicts.
For
Detroit,
the
episode
has
reinforced
a
familiar
dynamic:
the city
once
again
defending
the
integrity
of its
elections
while
national
political
narratives
swirl
around
it.
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