Trump calls mail-in voting 'cheating' days after voting by mail himself in Florida
At a crime taskforce roundtable in Memphis, Tennessee, President Trump stated: "Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all." This statement came just days after Trump himself cast a mail-in ballot in a Florida special election in Palm Beach County on March 18, 2026. PolitiFact rated the claim that mail-in voting equals cheating as "Pants on Fire," their rating for the most egregious falsehoods. Trump made these remarks while pushing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act to restrict mail-in voting nationally, despite having used the method himself multiple times in Florida. Multiple news outlets noted the hypocrisy of Trump condemning a voting method he actively uses.
“Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all.” — Spoken at a crime taskforce roundtable in Memphis, Tennessee, while advocating for the SAVE America Act to restrict mail-in voting nationally.
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AI commentaryThis event exemplifies a pattern of undermining democratic voting processes through false claims while personally benefiting from those same processes. The hypocrisy is particularly stark: Trump voted by mail on March 18, 2026, then publicly condemned the practice five days later. The 'Pants on Fire' rating from PolitiFact confirms this is demonstrable disinformation. The timing coincides with legislative pressure for the SAVE America Act, suggesting coordinated messaging to restrict voting access based on fabricated concerns about fraud.