Trump targets mail-in ballots, ‘seriously controversial’ voting machines by Sarah Fortinsky - 08/18/25 8:42 AM ET
President Trump announced Monday that he plans to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and “seriously controversial” voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump leaned into his long-standing disdain for mail-in voting, saying other countries have abandoned the practice “because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.”
“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 post.
“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,” he added.
Trump for years has pushed unproven claims about widespread voter fraud involving mail-in ballots. He repeatedly described his 2020 election defeat as “rigged,” pointing to expanded mail-in balloting that was allowed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly a third of ballots cast in the 2024 election were submitted by mail, according to a U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) report released in June. While mail-in ballots didn’t hit the record 43-percent level seen during the height of the pandemic four years earlier, they accounted for 30.3 percent of all ballots cast in the election, well above pre-pandemic levels.
An effort to dramatically overhaul the way federal elections are run has faced legal roadblocks in recent months.
In June, a judge blocked part of Trump’s March executive order that sought to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day but arrived later. The judge said the president lacked the authority to impose state election rules.
Trump, in his post Monday, appeared to preempt concerns about the lack of authority.
“Remember, the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do,” Trump said.
The president accused Democrats of being “virtually Unelectable without using this completely disproven Mail-In SCAM” and pledged to fight to prevent election integrity.
“ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS,” Trump wrote. “I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS.”
“THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!! REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON’T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY.”ChristopherBlackwell
in Trump's head when the press asked Zelensky about elections in his country. He told them of course there would be elections, but they can't have elections while they are at war. Then Trump chimed in with a smile on his face saying, "Oh, so you can't have elections if you happen to be at war..." Wait for it....
The US is clearly in transition. Neither a democracy nor autocracy yet. Elements of the latter are eroding confidence in the former.
Only one person was sinless. That was of course Jesus, and the observation is a belief, not a fact. However when asked, the felon said he never asked for forgiveness because he never did anything for which he needed forgiveness. Among some American Christian Nationalists, that elevates the felon to Jesus equality. I am certain most people will find that not just reprehensible, but actually offensive.
A large population believes it to be true, and are convinced the felon is God's tool ushering in "the last days." They are all eager to help him achieve them.
The felon isn't doing all this himself, by himself. Heritage Foundation writers and designers of Project 2025 were appointed when they facilitate the transition, and it is well under way.
Felon will try to declare martial law whether necessary or not. Since I was tear gassed Saturday, I know what side of the fence I am on, as if you or I didn't know. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
It is essential Democrats teach the US public how that works, and the felon's criticism, he thinks will burt democrats, hurts nobody more than the US military servicemen and women, and their spouses, where ever they are stationed or deployed. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on August 19, 2025, 4:02 pm, in reply to "absolutely" ADMIN
But US military service personnel, whom he and the GOP use and abuse to get elected?
The felon said he preferred heroes who didn't get captured by the enemy. He called military personnel losers. He walked on graves at Arlington National Cemetery three times now in three separate visits, showing he doesn't learn, and doesn't care. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
on August 18, 2025, 1:48 pm
