Trump said that when America could hold elections during World War II, why can’t it happen in the midst of pandemic.
Washington| US President Donald Trump once again opposed the mail-in ballot (voting via email or letter). At an Arizona election rally, Trump asked, “If voting is approved in the 2020 election by email, just think what will happen? Who will get all these votes? If this happens, it may be the most corrupt election in the history of the country. Democrats want to cheat.”
Trump said that when America could hold elections during World War II, why can’t it happen in the midst of pandemic. He asserted that there is no reason why the country cannot conduct elections in this round.
The US president also claimed that the Democratic Party wanted to stop people from voting under the pretext of Coronavirus. Accusing Democrats of cheating, he said that they are trying to cheat in elections by sending millions of fake mail in ballots under the cover of epidemic. “But, we will not let this happen. There is no harm in voting through the emails for our soldiers or those who cannot come for voting,” he said.
A few days ago Trump described the mail-in ballots as a hoax. He said that Democrats want to cheat in the 2020 elections. On 22 June, in his tweet he said that millions of people from other countries will send mail-in ballots if they are allowed. As Coronavirus cases surge there is a demand for mail-in ballot in the US elections. The Democratic Party is in support of this. However, Trump’s Republican Party is opposing it.
First in 2016, nearly a quarter of Americans voted by mail. In recent times, President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, First Lady Melania Trump, Trump’s daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner, White House Press Secretary and the Attorney General have also used mail voting.
Currently, voting in five states, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Hawaii and Washington, has taken place. Many other states are also preparing for this. Oregon is a state where mail-in ballots have been in use for 20 years. Out of 10 crore votes, only a few votes have been exposed so far. This is 0.000012% of the total votes.
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