Fact-checking Trump's continued assault on mail-in voting and suggestions of delaying the election

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/trump-delay-election-fact-check/index.html


Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump went on a tear against mail-in voting Thursday morning. In a pair of tweets, he once again falsely claimed that mail-in voting was rife with fraud and an easy target for foreign election interference.

"Mail-In Voting is already proving to be a catastrophic disaster," Trump tweeted. "The Dems talk of foreign influence in voting, but they know that Mail-In Voting is an easy way for foreign countries to enter the race."

More and more states are considering mail-in ballots as the coronavirus pandemic shows little sign of slowing down in the US before the November presidential election. After drawing a false distinction between absentee voting and mail-in voting, the President suggested delaying the election instead of relying on mail-in voting.

He tweeted: "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

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[monmouth4]

1. Okay well, we'll do Absentee Voting, all of us, ok?...n/t