Trump Claims USPS Tampered with Ballots, Even Though He Discouraged His Supporters from Voting by Mail

President Donald Trump cited the pro-Trump One America Information Community (OANN), which has been recognized to publish conspiracy theories, whereas claiming that the US Postal Service (USPS) “is answerable for tampering with a whole lot of 1000’s of ballots.”

“This very long time Democrat stronghold removed huge numbers, particularly in swing states, throughout and earlier than supply of the ballots. Properly documented proof!” the president asserted.

Whistleblowers reveal that the USPS is answerable for tampering with a whole lot of 1000’s of ballots. @OANN This very long time Democrat stronghold removed huge numbers, particularly in swing states, throughout and earlier than supply of the ballots. Properly documented proof!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2020

The president has spent the previous few weeks pursuing flimsy authorized choices in a bid to overturn the outcomes of the November three basic election, with no success. He has usually insisted that ballots have been tampered with and has disparaged mail-in voting, which closely favored his opponent, President-elect Joe Biden.

Trump has usually made these claims to distract from greater tales. For instance, the day after The New York Instances revealed intensive and complete reporting about his tax avoidance, the president insisted that “The Ballots being returned to States can’t be precisely counted.”

The Ballots being returned to States can’t be precisely counted. Many issues are already going very mistaken!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 28, 2020

What the president doesn’t acknowledge is that he spent a lot of this yr’s election cycle discouraging his supporters from voting by mail amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The president has claimed that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, although there isn’t any proof to help that assertion.

Actually, a research from Stanford College’s Democracy and Polarization Lab revealed in April found that opposite to the widely-held perception among the many GOP that vote-by-mail provides Democrats a bonus over Republicans, vote-by-mail choices don’t profit one get together greater than one other.

“By evaluating counties that undertake a vote-by-mail program to counties throughout the identical state that don’t undertake this system, we’re in a position to examine the election outcomes and turnout habits of voters who’ve totally different vote-by-mail accessibility however who’ve the identical set of candidates on the poll for statewide races,” researchers wrote.

Alan is a author, editor, and information junkie primarily based in New York.