US President Donald Trump has called for a ban on mail-in and early voting ahead of the 2026 midterms, claiming that these practices are ripe for election tampering. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump linked the issue to the ongoing NBA betting scandals, suggesting that the former is more insidious than the latter.
Trump reiterated his long-held claim that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged and stolen," describing it as the "biggest scandal in American history." He urged the Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate this grievance, using strong language. Trump stressed the importance of voter ID laws, stating that Republicans must "get smart" and prohibit all voting outside of Election Day.
Trump's comments come as he continues to settle scores with prosecutors who investigated him following January 6, 2021. He has demanded hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for these investigations, which were dropped before his second term began. The former president even suggested that some of the investigators themselves could face prosecution.
The proposal to ban mail-in and early voting is a thinly veiled attempt by Trump to undermine confidence in the electoral process ahead of the midterms. His efforts have been widely debunked by election experts, who argue that these practices add transparency and security to the democratic process.
Trump reiterated his long-held claim that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged and stolen," describing it as the "biggest scandal in American history." He urged the Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate this grievance, using strong language. Trump stressed the importance of voter ID laws, stating that Republicans must "get smart" and prohibit all voting outside of Election Day.
Trump's comments come as he continues to settle scores with prosecutors who investigated him following January 6, 2021. He has demanded hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for these investigations, which were dropped before his second term began. The former president even suggested that some of the investigators themselves could face prosecution.
The proposal to ban mail-in and early voting is a thinly veiled attempt by Trump to undermine confidence in the electoral process ahead of the midterms. His efforts have been widely debunked by election experts, who argue that these practices add transparency and security to the democratic process.
it's like, we all know you didn't win and moved on but noooo, gotta keep stirring up drama... I mean I get why some people would want to investigate election irregularities but this is just a bunch of bs about "tampering" 
if he wants to talk about security then maybe focus on the real issues like voter ID laws that are already being used to disenfranchise voters. btw has anyone seen the NBA betting scandals though? I feel like that's where his whole thing about it being more insidious comes from 
. And let's be real, voter ID laws are just another excuse to suppress votes from certain groups of people 
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. And using strong language against his own party members is really uncool, man 
. The guy's just trying to distract us from his own issues 
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. And now he wants to ban mail-in voting because... what? He thinks it's more "insidious"? Give me a break 
, can you believe this? Like, Donald Trump is trying to say mail-in voting is bad? What's next, he gonna try to get rid of online shopping? 
For real tho, if it wasn't for mail-in and early voting, people would be stuck waiting in line for hours on Election Day. That's just not fair. And btw, what's with the NBA betting thing? Is he trying to say that voting scandals are worse than some shady sports bets? 
I don't buy it. He's just trying to distract us from his own issues... like those investigations and his huge ego 
. Like, get over yourself Donald! The people won't let you undermine our democracy without a fight 
he's always making up new excuses for why he lost in 2020... like, hello, we know you're just salty about losing 
what's next? trying to limit who can vote online? that would be a total disaster for democracy 
. And can we talk about how ridiculous the NBA betting scandals are being thrown into this mix? 