Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail
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President Trump voted by mail despite publicly calling mail-in voting fraudulent.
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President Trump, who has repeatedly denounced mail-in voting as a vector for fraud, recently cast a mail-in ballot in a Florida special election. Trump has used claims of widespread mail-in voter fraud to support his political messaging, despite those claims being rejected by election officials and courts. The apparent contradiction underscores the tension between Trump's public rhetoric on election integrity and his personal voting practices. The incident highlights how mail-in voting, which expanded significantly during the pandemic, remains a polarizing issue in American politics despite its use by voters across the political spectrum.
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