Trump threatens to withhold Michigan funding over mail-in voting
By Morgan Chalfant - 05/20/20 08:22 AM EDT
President Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding to Michigan after its secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson (D), announced all of the state’s registered voters would receive applications for absentee ballots in the mail this year.
Trump charged that the step was done “illegally†and threatened to withhold funding if the state did not reverse course, suggesting the move would encourage voter fraud. Trump later threatened to suspend federal funding to Nevada, which is holding a mail-in primary election, claiming it would create a "great Voter Fraud scenario" and allow people to "cheat in elections."
“Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election,†Trump tweeted. “This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!â€
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