Trump is suddenly urging Republicans to ‘vote by mail’

President Donald Trump, who has spent much of his second term attacking mail-in voting, is now urging Republicans to cast ballots by mail. In a Truth Social video posted Saturday, he told supporters to vote early, by mail or in person on November 3, so Republicans can win a midterm victory "too big to rig." The shift comes 30 days before the elections, with the GOP at risk of losing control of Congress and some candidates distancing themselves from him, according to MS NOW.

At an Ohio rally that evening for Senator Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump stopped short of endorsing mail voting but encouraged early turnout, which he has also criticized before. He predicted a "big surprise" without explaining it. Democrats and election integrity experts have voiced worries about possible election meddling, while Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will send poll monitors to every state.

Trump has long made baseless claims about mail voting, tying it to his 2020 loss to Joe Biden, and called it corrupt in July and August, even though he voted by mail in a March Florida special election and an August primary.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →