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Trump votes by mail in Florida election for second time this year
Trump’s ballot was returned days before the primary as he presses Congress to limit mail voting to voters with specific exemptions.
- President Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida's Republican primary on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with Palm Beach County records showing he requested the ballot in late July and returned it on August 13.
- Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting as "inherently corrupt" and a "scam," demanding "no more crooked mail-in ballots" in his February State of the Union address while his administration spent months restricting the practice.
- White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales defended the decision, citing exceptions for travel in Trump's proposed restrictions. Trump previously voted by mail in a Florida special election in March while publicly calling the process "cheating" at a Tennessee event.
- Santiago Mayer, executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, told Newsweek on Monday that Trump is a "hypocrite at the highest level," stating the President "whines about mail-in voting day after day, only to turn around and vote by mail himself."
- Trump is currently pressing the Supreme Court for emergency permission to implement sweeping mail-in ballot restrictions before November midterms. More than 50 former judges and election officials warned these efforts, including the proposed SAVE America Act, could create "chaos.
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The president returned his ballot on August 13; the government defends limits to the vote by mail for November
·Los Angeles, United States
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Trump voted by mail again while he’s trying to restrict it
Last month we covered a story that married the gastro and political — two of my favorite topics, it should’ve been a joy! Instead it made me want to ralph: Republicans were citing Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Pass ID cards as a reason for passing the SAVE America Act, something dear leader desperately wants […] Source
The White House does not see any contradiction, referring to exceptions provided by law.
·Montreal, Canada
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