President Donald Trump raised the possibility of delaying November’s presidential election on Thursday, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/CNN) — President Donald Trump raised the possibility of delaying November’s presidential election on Thursday, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. In addition, Trump has no authority to delay an election because the Constitution bestows that power on Congress, not the president. But in his tweet on Thursday morning — coming 96 days before the election and minutes after the federal government reported the worst economic contraction in recorded history — Trump offered the suggestion because he claimed without evidence the contest will be flawed. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good),2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA,” he wrote. “Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good),2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.
