President Donald Trump said he would present an “irrefutable” legal argument to require voter ID, whether or not Congress would back him.
In two posts on Truth Social, Trump criticized Democrats for their opposition to voter ID, claiming it was because they were looking to “cheat in Elections.” He claimed he had “searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject,” and that he would be presenting the “irrefutable” argument in the near future.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not! Also, the People of our Country are insisting on Citizenship, and No Mail-In Ballots, with exceptions for Military, Disability, Illness, or Travel,” he said.
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A second post, a half hour later, was more hostile, deriding Democrats as “horrible, disingenuous CHEATERS.”
“They have all sorts of reasons why it shouldn’t be passed, and then boldly laugh in the backrooms after their ridiculous presentations. If it weren’t such a serious matter, it would be considered a TOTAL JOKE! No Voter I.D. is even crazier, and more ridiculous, than Men playing in Women’s Sports, Open Borders, or Transgender for Everyone,” Trump said.
He asked Republicans to start every speech with a voter ID demand, and said that it must be implemented before the midterm elections.
He called Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries “Crooked Losers,” saying that they “have no shame, and explain why it’s ‘racist,’ and every other thing that they can think of. This is an issue that must be fought, and must be fought, NOW!”
He cited “Legal reasons” why voter ID must be halted, and said he would present it soon in the form of an executive order.
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If measures implementing voter ID weren’t passed quickly, he warned, the “Corrupt and Deranged Democrats” would regain power, add two more states, then “PACK THE COURT with a total of 21 Supreme Court Justices, THEIR DREAM,” which would then implement all their policies.
Implementing voter ID has been expedited as a Republican priority in recent days, as Trump hopes to shore up Republican chances in the midterm elections.