Senator Durbin says, “President Trump’s endgame is clear.

Durbin also referenced statements from Trump allies advocating federal involvement in elections and criticized Trump’s suggestion that Republicans should “nationalize” voting — a move Durbin said would violate constitutional norms and decades of Supreme Court precedent.

He concluded by underscoring what he views as the stakes for American democracy: defending the Constitution and free elections against what he described as the president’s willingness to attack democratic norms in pursuit of political advantage