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Trump Assails Push for Mail-In Voting

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is waging a new political
   fight against the adoption of mail-in voting rights throughout the
   U.S., claiming it is rife with possible fraud and would significantly
   benefit opposition Democrats.

   Trump himself recently requested an absentee ballot to vote in the
   Republican presidential primary in Florida, the Atlantic coastal state
   he now claims as his official home after spending his entire life as a
   New York resident.

   But he said on Twitter on Wednesday, "Republicans should fight very
   hard when it comes to state wide mail-in voting."

   "Democrats are clamoring for it," he said. "Tremendous potential for
   voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn't work out well for
   Republicans."

     Republicans should fight very hard when it comes to state wide
     mail-in voting. Democrats are clamoring for it. Tremendous potential
     for voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn't work out well for
     Republicans. [1]@foxandfriends
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [2]April 8, 2020

   With the uncertainty over the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. and
   numerous primary elections already postponed, some lawmakers, chiefly
   Democrats, have been pushing for adoption of more mail-in voting, as an
   adjunct to in-person voting.

   In the Midwestern state of Wisconsin on Tuesday, thousands of people
   showed up to vote in a Democratic presidential primary, even as lines
   to vote lasted up to two-and-a-half hours. The voters often wore face
   masks and distanced themselves a safe two meters away from others who
   showed up at polling places.

   Republicans in Wisconsin and the national Republican party opposed an
   expansion of absentee voting deadlines as the Tuesday vote neared.

   Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden, Trump's likely Democratic Party
   opponent in the Nov. 3 presidential election, is among those calling
   for expansion of mail-in voting.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/foxandfriends?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1247861952736526336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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