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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called it an absolute possibility that President Donald Trump could attempt to cancel the midterm elections.
Moulton spoke with the Daily Beast's Joanna Coles about Trump's previous threats and said that, behind closed doors, Republicans say they would be outraged if a Democratic president ever tried to do something similar.
Coles mentioned Trump's comments in a speech to Republicans on Tuesday. She wondered if it was an example of Trump simply "trying something out" or if it was a genuine possibility. Moulton chose the latter.
"I mean, I would go further and say — most likely scenario that he tries to disrupt the midterms, cancel them, delay them, whatever else. I mean, this is a guy who just, took [Nicolás] Maduro out of Venezuela," Moulton said.
He noted Trump talked about Maduro's corruption and even called him the false leader who wasn't chosen in the democratically held elections.
"This is what he's technically on trial for in New York, right? And then did Trump install the person who actually won the election? No, no, because the opposition party, one of the big leaders of the opposition, not actually the person who was elected, but a key ally won the Nobel Peace Prize that he wanted himself. So out of personal jealousy, he did not reflect the will of the Venezuelan [people]," Moulton continued.
Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. should be in control and Venezuela shouldn't hold elections until things calm down.
"That sounds, to me, like a trial run of what he can use," said Moulton.
He recalled when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House, and Trump seemed curious about the country's lack of elections due to the war. Zelenskyy explained that it's what their Constitution says. Moulton made it clear that the U.S. Constitution doesn't have the same rule.
"Maybe this is part of why he's starting so many wars," said Moulton.
"I think we should take this deadly seriously. And if there's one lesson I've learned from Donald Trump over two terms is that when he says he's going to do something bad, he almost always does something worse," he added.
Last year, Trump called on GOP state legislatures to conduct mid-decade redistricting to redraw congressional lines and give Republicans an edge in what is predicted to be a challenging election for them.