Trump accuses Democrats of planning to ‘rig election’
US president secures Republican nomination, attacks voting by mail and casts states' Covid-19 lockdowns as attempts to influence voting in November
24 August 2020 - 23:07
Charlotte — President Donald Trump adopted a grim tone in remarks to Republicans who formally backed his bid for a second term on Monday, warning that he could face a “rigged election” in November.
Trump repeated his claim that voting by mail, a long-standing feature of American elections that is expected to be far more common during the coronavirus pandemic, could lead to an increase in fraud. Independent election security experts say voter fraud is quite rare in the US...
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