Trump urges Republicans to vote by mail despite prior fraud claims
President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections, despite having criticized the method in the past for its supposed susceptibility to fraud.
TL;DR
- President Trump encouraged Republicans to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections.
- This is a shift from his previous claims that mail-in voting is susceptible to fraud.
- Trump criticized election officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, for mailing out 3,100 early ballots before the deadline.
- He referred to the incident as 'crooked' but stated the ballots were valid.
- Trump urged supporters to achieve massive turnout regardless of voting method.
- He made these remarks during an impromptu press conference before departing for a campaign event.