Donald Trump with folded arms in the Oval Office of the White House, August 27, 2018. -
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Yellow card for Donald Trump.
The US president, who has been confusing for several months the postal vote for the November 3 presidential election, has been pinned by Twitter and Facebook for suggesting that his supporters vote twice.
"Let them send their vote (by mail) and let them vote in person," he said on Wednesday, when asked about the system in place in North Carolina, one of the key states in the election. November 3.
“If their system is as good as they say it is, then they will not be able to vote (twice),” he continued, on the willingly provocative register he likes.
In a long series of tweets on Thursday, he tried to rectify the situation a bit, while continuing to maintain the confusion.
He assured that he advised to vote only in person only after checking that his postal vote had not been counted.
Not enough to satisfy Twitter and Facebook, who pinned presidential messages, explaining that it was illegal to vote twice.
We placed a public interest notice on two Tweets in this thread for violating our Civic Integrity Policy, specifically for encouraging people to potentially vote twice.
https://t.co/UU9kJfqptz
- Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) September 3, 2020
Based on the massive number of Unsolicited & Solicited Ballots that will be sent to potential Voters for the upcoming 2020 Election, & in order for you to MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS & IS COUNTED, SIGN & MAIL IN your Ballot as EARLY as possible.
On Election Day, or Early Voting, ..
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2020
Democrats outraged
For several months, the tenant of the White House has expressed doubts about the validity of the upcoming ballot.
He insists - without any concrete evidence to support it - that the increased use of postal voting due to the Covid-19 epidemic could lead to massive fraud.
“It is illegal to vote twice in an election,” recalled Karen Brinson Bell, director of the North Carolina Election Office.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders strongly denounced the presidential remarks.
“For years Donald Trump has lied about 'electoral fraud'.
Today, he calls on the inhabitants of North Carolina to commit an offense by voting twice, ”he protested.
“This president does not believe in democracy.
He is an authoritarian who must be defeated, ”he added.
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