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Election deniers hail Trump’s mail-in voting executive order as a “win” that will leave Democrats “toast”

Media Matters for America · Media Matters for America · last updated

Figures involved in promoting false claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential election have praised President Donald Trump’s March 31 executive order regarding mail-in voting, calling it a “major win,” saying he’s “stepping to the plate” and issuing it “while the iron is hot,” and claiming it means “the democrats are toast.” Experts have said that the order, which follows years of right-wing media attacking mail-in voting, stands on dubious legal ground.