President Trump set a dark tone in his first speech of the Republican National Convention, accusing Democrats of exploiting the pandemic to steal the election
President Trump set a dark tone in his first speech of the Republican National Convention on Monday, accusing Democrats of exploiting the pandemic to steal the election, and calling the push for mail-in voting the “greatest scam in the history of American politics,” even as he joked himself about serving “12 more years” in office.... [+]
Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center on August 24, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The four-day event is themed"Honoring the Great American Story." "What they're doing is using Covid to steal the election," Trump said during remarks on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, attempting to paint Democrats’ push for mail-in voting as a ploy to subvert the election.
Minutes earlier, Trump began his speech by joking he was open to serving “12 more years,” instead of four. an “uplifting” and “positive” message: Instead, Monday, after being formally nominated following a roll call vote, Trump warned about the “greatest scam in the history of politics” while repeatedly floating conspiracies about voting by mail
As more states ease restrictions on voting by mail during the pandemic, Trump has railed against the practice, and sought to position mail-in voting, which he doesn’t support, as less safe than absentee voting, which he does — though his definition of each is not totally clear.mail drop boxes are a"voter security disaster" and are"not Covid sanitized,” in a tweet that was flagged by Twitter for violating election rules. Both parties are casting the 2020 election in dire terms.
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