In response, Trump did not outright dismiss the idea and, in fact, sounded as if he was considering it. Hasen explained that, for all the presidential powers that such a declaration could unlock, it would give Trump no specific powers over elections. "So there are two reasons why declaring a national emergency doesn't make Donald Trump the election czar in this country," Hasen explained. Of all those 50 statutes that deal with national emergencies, none prescribe any powers to the president over elections. The analyst explained that, again, this notion is inherently flawed, as no such declaration can give Trump such election powers in the first place.