Trump reverses, encourages vote by mail — in Florida
By Morgan Chalfant - 08/04/20 01:24 PM EDT
President Trump on Tuesday encouraged voters in Florida to vote by mail, saying the state's election system is “safe and secure†after weeks of assailing efforts to expand mail-in voting by claiming that it would invite large-scale fraud.
The remarks are a reversal for Trump, who has repeatedly suggested that increased mail-in voting could lead to voter fraud, despite a lack of evidence that mailed-in ballots lead to criminal activity.
Republicans have grown worried that Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting could actually suppress the GOP vote in the upcoming election.
“Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True,†Trump tweeted. “Florida’s Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! #MAGA.â€
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