Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday criticized President Trump’s broadside in opposition to mail-in voting, saying that right-wing claims of widespread voter fraud are inaccurate and “not based in fact or reality.”
Trump earlier within the day introduced that he plans to “lead a movement” to finish using mail-in ballots in elections. The ballots had been used extra broadly within the 2020 presidential contest resulting from COVID-19. Trump misplaced that race to former President Biden, which he has repeatedly and with out proof claimed was the results of a rigged election.
Schumer mentioned his celebration will do every little thing doable to face in the way in which of blocking mail-in voting within the coming years.
“Two facts: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and vote by mail is safe, secure, and reliable,” Schumer mentioned in an announcement. “Let’s be clear — this is not based in fact or reality, but it is yet another way for Trump to silence Americans from using their voice in the democratic process and implement Jim Crow laws across America.”
“Senate Democrats will make sure that any and every measure that would make it even more difficult for Americans to vote will be dead on arrival in the Senate and will continue to fight to protect our democracy,” the Democratic chief added.
Trump made his remarks in a prolonged Monday morning Fact Social put up, which saved up his drumbeat in opposition to mail-in ballots.
“I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we’re at it, Highly ‘Inaccurate,’ Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election,” Trump wrote in his put up. “WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
“THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!!” he added in a while.
Trump, nevertheless, doesn’t have the facility to unilaterally change voting legal guidelines. These should be modified on the state stage.
