Trump Posts That "the States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes"

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Monday, August 18, 2025, 7:17 am EDT, Truth Social, @realDonaldTrump:

“Remember, the 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.”

Same-day Oval Office remarks are recorded at 2025-08-18–trump-putin-mail-voting-ban-executive-order. Read through the trumpstruth.org archive, not Truth Social itself.

Sources & Citations

[1] Truth Social post 115049485680941254, @realDonaldTrump, Aug. 18, 2025, 7:17 am EDT (archived) — Trump's Truth archive (trumpstruth.org) · Aug 18, 2025 Tier 2

[2] Analysis: Trump's remarkable statement against states' rights (CNN) — CNN · Aug 19, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Factchecking Trump's claims about mail-in ballots, voting machines and states' role (FactCheck.org) — FactCheck.org · 2025-08 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Trump Posts That "the States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes".” The Capture Cascade Timeline, August 18, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-08-18--trump-truth-social-states-merely-an-agent-for-federal-government-in-counting-and-tabulating-votes/