“States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.”
What FactCheck.org found
The Constitution gives states the authority to run elections, with oversight from Congress, and the president has no direct role.
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In short
Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 18 August 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 August 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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