White House defends Trump’s mail voting in Florida primary
The White House said Donald Trump used a mail ballot while primarily living in Washington, citing exceptions proposed under the SAVE America Act.
Washington, United States. The White House defended President Donald Trump’s use of a mail ballot in Florida’s Republican primary after reports that he voted by mail despite previously criticising mail-in voting.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump was eligible to use a mail ballot because he primarily lives at the White House in Washington, D.C., while remaining a resident of Palm Beach, Florida.
White House response
“As President Trump has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel – but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it’s highly susceptible to fraud,” Wales said when asked about the reports.
“As everyone knows, the President is a resident of Palm Beach and participates in Florida elections, but he obviously primarily lives at the White House in Washington, D.C.,” she added.
Voting records
Politico reported on Monday that Trump voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary, citing local voting records.
Palm Beach County’s election office said information regarding a voter’s vote-by-mail is confidential.
Mail voting policy
Trump is urging Congress to enact new voting restrictions and seeking to limit mail-in voting, while repeating allegations that it is more susceptible to fraud.
He also cast a mail ballot in a March special election in Florida.
This news item was generated automatically by Cyprus Inform from publicly available materials. Report an error →
