We’re going to have an election on November 3 and the president will win: Mark Meadows
Washington:
On Sunday, the White House and Donald Trump’s campaign sought to end the Republican president’s reflections on postponing the 2020 vote, saying there would be an election on November 3.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump raised concerns about the ballots in the mail when he pitched the idea of delaying the US vote.
“We’re going to have an election on November 3 and the president is going to win,” Meadows said on CBS’s “Face the Nation”.
Presidential campaign adviser Jason Miller echoed the sentiment on “Fox News Sunday,” saying, “The election will be on November 3 and President Trump wants the election to be on November 3.”
Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the U.S. election, an idea immediately rejected by Democrats and his Republican colleagues in Congress – the only branch of government empowered to make such a change.
Critics and even Trump’s allies have dismissed the idea as a low-key attempt to distract from the devastating economic news, but some legal experts have warned his repeated attacks could undermine his supporters’ confidence in the electoral process.
The Republican president has attempted to undermine confidence in postal voting, repeatedly claiming without evidence that it will lead to widespread electoral fraud.
Meadows took up his boss’s case on Sunday, warning that mail-in ballots must be handled properly without providing proof they haven’t been in the past.
When asked if it was irresponsible of Trump to pitch the idea, Meadows dodged the question, saying: “It behooves him to say that if we try to move on to postal ballots 100% universal we will have an election result on November 3. “Now I would say we wouldn’t even have it on January 1.”
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson told CNN on Sunday that the elections should be on time and that it is up to the states to ensure that the ballot runs smoothly.
“It is not helpful for the president to think out loud in public and express some frustration,” he added.
The coronavirus crisis is expected to lead to an increase in postal voting in November. State election officials are working to ensure that tens of millions of ballots reach voters in time to be cast and returned in time to be counted.
Miller criticized the efforts of states, including Nevada, for making progress towards expanding postal voting during emergencies such as the coronavirus outbreak, as well as other states that will count stamped ballots mail on November 3 that will arrive after polling day.
Trump early Sunday called for legal action to counter Nevada’s legislative efforts to expand mail-in voting. “This is outrageous. Must face immediate litigation!” He said in a Twitter message.
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