President Donald Trump defends DNI Tulsi Gabbard's controversial presence at the FBI search of a Fulton County election facility, citing Attorney General Bondi's request.

He said AG Pam Bondi ordered her to be there, after Gabbard said Trump did.

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.

Six years after President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, that campaign is still shaping Georgia’s next big vote

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

On Tuesday, Trump, 79, doubled down on comments he made during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino, his former FBI deputy director, in which he argued that Republicans should “nationalize” elections by taking over the way ballots are cast and counted.

President Donald Trump on Monday said last week’s FBI seizure of Fulton County 2020 election ballots will confirm his belief that the election was stolen from him. The president also told a podcast host that Republicans should consider nationalizing elections or taking over the administration of elections in some states.

It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.