President Trump called mail-in voting a “scam” during a Friday press conference, attempting to draw a line between people that specifically request absentee ballots, and states where mail-in ballots are being widely issued. People are getting inundated with ballots, they’ll be showered with ballots,” Trump said Friday. Several states, including Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, will automatically send out mail-in ballots to all state residents for the general election. Though Trump called mail-in voting a “scam,” he applauded the states' recent decisions to extend ballot acceptance deadlines. to prevent their ability to cope with the expected increase of mail-in ballots because of the pandemic.

Source: Fox News September 18, 2020 23:03 UTC