President Donald Trump is standing behind a tweet where he said Election Day should be delayed because of the possibility of “rigged” mail-in balloting.
“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???” the President wrote on Twitter Thursday.
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???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2020
According to CBN News, Trump said a winner may not be known for weeks or months after Election Day because of lost mail-in ballots and other problems.
“You’re sending out hundreds of millions of universal mail-in ballots. Hundreds of millions. Where are they going? Who are they being sent to? It’s common sense,” Trump told reporters at a White House news briefing. “I want an election, and a result, much more than you. I think we’re doing very well. … I don’t want to see a rigged election.”
Trump faced a large amount of criticism about the idea of a possible delay after he posted the Tweet, Fox News reports.
“No, Mr. President….
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