The former president's latest attack on voting systems comes amid GOP fears of a potential Democratic 'blue wave' in the midterms.
Palm Beach Today
Former President Donald Trump is once again peddling false claims about mail-in voting, this time asserting that the U.S. is the only country in the world that allows the practice. However, experts and election groups have consistently found that postal voting is widely used across the globe, with dozens of other nations offering mail-in or absentee ballot options. Trump's attack on the system marks a sharp shift from his 2024 campaign, when he and the Republican Party actively encouraged supporters to embrace early and absentee voting.
Trump's renewed push to change electoral laws, including by outlawing mail-in voting, comes amid growing GOP fears about a potential Democratic 'blue wave' in the upcoming midterm elections. Democrats have flipped 30 state legislative seats from red to blue since January 2025, sparking concerns within Trump's own camp that Republicans are doomed in November.
Despite using the mail-in voting system to cast his own ballot in a recent special election in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the process was 'inherently dishonest.' He claimed the U.S. is 'the only country in the world that has mail-in ballots,' but in reality, postal voting is widely used across the world, with 32 countries offering mail-in or absentee ballot options according to...
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