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Gulf Insider
38 minutes ago
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Trump Vows 'Movement' To Eliminate Mail-In Ballots
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to eliminate mail-in voting, and has vowed to 'lead a movement' to do so before the 2026 midterms.'ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS.' The announcement followed Trump's meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin last weekend, where Putin allegedly told Trump that the 2020 election 'was rigged because you have mail-in voting,' according to Trump's subsequent interview with Fox News ' Sean Hannity. Later in the day during a presser with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, Trump called mail-in ballots a 'fraud.' 🚨 BREAKING: President Trump says he's preparing an executive order to BAN mail-in ballots"We're going to END mail in voting. It's a FRAUD! It's time the Republicans get tough and STOP IT!""It's the ONLY WAY Democrats can get elected!""They're CORRUPT… and TEN TIMES more… — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 18, 2025 Trump also indicated on Monday that he would sign an executive order assisting with the effort to roll back mail-in voting (which will be immediately overturned by a Democrat judge), and would target voting machines – instead favoring watermark paper for ballots. 'Now they need that money in order to have the Post Office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,' Trump told Fox Business in a 2020 interview. 'By the way, those are just two items, but if they don't get those two items that means you can't have universal mail-in voting.' The use of mail-in ballots skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has remained high in subsequent elections. Trump also said that Democrats are 'virtually Unelectable' without mail-in ballots, and that early voting had given Democrats an advantage. Also read: Trump Pushing For Summit With Putin & Zelensky Next Friday
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump announces he'll helm movement to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines: 'FIGHT LIKE HELL'
President Donald Trump declared that he will spearhead a push to eliminate the use of mail-in voting and voting machines in U.S. elections. In a lengthy Truth Social post on Monday, President Trump asserted, "I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS" as well as "Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES." He said he would sign an executive order in advance of the 2026 midterm elections. "Remember, the States are merely an "agent" for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do," he claimed. Trump claimed that nixing the use of mail-in balloting is necessary to ensure elections are on the level, declaring that he and the GOP will battle to restore election integrity. "ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS. I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS. THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!!" he exclaimed. Read On The Fox News App "REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON'T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!" the president asserted. GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene heartily agreed with the president's push to nix mail-in voting. "I strongly support President Trump in ending mail in voting!! Elections have been stolen for decades with this practice that is ripe for fraud. Save America by saving our elections!!!" Greene declared in a post on article source: Trump announces he'll helm movement to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines: 'FIGHT LIKE HELL'
San Francisco Chronicle
21 hours ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
The Latest: Live updates: Zelenskyy and European leaders will meet with Trump on ending Russia's war
Ukraine's future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of European leaders with him to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. The European political heavy-hitters were left out of Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday in Alaska, and they're looking to safeguard Ukraine and the continent from any widening aggression from Moscow. Monday's showing is a sign both of the progress and the possible distress coming out of the Friday summit, as many of Europe's leaders are descending on Washington with the explicit goal of protecting Ukraine's interests, a rare and sweeping show of diplomatic force. — 1 p.m.: Trump will greet and meet with Zelenskyy — 2:15 p.m.: Trump will greet European leaders — 3 p.m.: Trump will meet with European leaders Putin wants the Donbas As a condition for peace, the Russian leader wants Kyiv to give up the Donbas, the industrial region in eastern Ukraine that has seen some of the most intense fighting but that Russian forces have failed to capture completely. In his Sunday night post, Trump wrote that Zelenskyy should also accept Russia's illegal 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. As part of a deal, Putin has said the United States and its European allies can provide Ukraine with a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense pledge, according to a senior U.S. official. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff called that a 'game-changing' step though he offered few details on how it would work. Ukraine has long pressed for some kind of guarantee that would prevent Russia from invading again. Ahead of a critical meeting with Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy, Trump made it clear he has other things also on his mind. He said in a social media post Monday morning that he'll be issuing an executive order to 'help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.' Saying he will 'lead a movement' to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines, Trump added in all-caps: 'I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS.' When Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, the two men agreed on the 'dishonest' nature of using mail-in ballots, the U.S. president said. 'He said there's not a country in the world that uses it now,' Trump said Putin told him of the process. Trump recounted that conversation during an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity. Russia continued to pound Ukraine with missiles and drones ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killed six civilians late Sunday. Among the victims was a toddler and a 16-year-old, according to local officials. The strike also injured 20 people, including six children, authorities said. Russian aerial attacks also targeted the northeastern Sumy region and the southern Odesa region. In Zaporizhzhia, a city in the southeast, 17 people were injured in an attack Monday, according to regional head Ivan Fedorov. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched a total of four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 140 Shahed and decoy drones across Ukraine overnight, of which 88 drones were intercepted or jammed. Trump's pre-meeting warning to Zelenskyy Ahead of Monday's critical meeting with Zelenskyy and other European leaders, Trump seemed to pressure the Ukrainian president to agree to concessions and suggested Ukraine could not regain Crimea. Crimea was a part of Ukraine that Russia annexed in 2014, setting off an armed conflict that led to its broader 2022 invasion. 'President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight,' Trump wrote Sunday night on social media. 'Remember how it started. No getting back Obama given Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!' Attendance list for Zelenskyy's White House meeting includes major European leaders Key European leaders are gathering at the White House for President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They include: -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen -- French President Emmanuel Macron -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni -- Finnish President Alexander Stubb -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. On the table for discussion are possible NATO-like security guarantees Ukraine would need for any peace with Russia to be durable. Putin opposes Ukraine joining NATO outright, yet Trump's team claims the Russian leader is open to allies agreeing to defend Ukraine if it comes under attack.
Irish Post
10-08-2025
- Business
- Irish Post
Republican Congress members calls for investigation into Ireland's 'discriminatory' Occupied Territories Bill
A REPUBLICAN Congresswoman is leading calls for an investigation into Ireland's proposed Occupied Territories Bill, which she branded 'discriminatory' and 'dangerous'. Backed by 15 House Republican colleagues, Claudia Tenney sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging him to investigate whether the legislation violates US anti-boycott law. It says the Bill is part of the broader global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which Tenney says 'seeks to economically isolate Israel'. "Such policies not only promote economic discrimination but also create legal uncertainty for US companies operating in Ireland," the letter states. Despite the opposition, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that Ireland is committed to enacting the Bill. 'Consequences' If enacted, the Bill would ban trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territory and make it an offence to import goods from Israeli settlements in the region. In a press release, Tenney urged the Department of the Treasury to consider adding Ireland to a list of countries that participate in international boycotts against US allies. It added that the measure could subject Ireland to disclosure and reporting requirements under Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code, impacting foreign investment and bilateral trade. "Ireland's proposed boycott is a blatant attempt to isolate and delegitimise Israel on the world stage," said Tenney. "This proposed boycott is discriminatory, dangerous, and would violate US law. "The Treasury Department has the duty to enforce the law, protect American businesses, and hold countries accountable when they promote foreign boycotts against our allies. "The United States will not stay silent while our allies are targeted by hostile political agendas." Tenney's letter urged Secretary Bessent to 'send a clear signal that efforts to economically isolate Israel will carry consequences'. 'Genocidal activity' Addressing the letter while speaking to the Press on Friday, Mr Harris reaffirmed the government's commitment to the legislation. "Ireland intends to continue to advance our commitment in relation to the Occupied Territories Bill — the Programme for Government is clear in relation to that," he said. "People in Ireland, people in Europe and people right across the world feel extraordinarily strongly about the genocidal activity that we're seeing in Gaza, about the starving children." He added: "We intend to advance with our legislation. "Of course, we'll continue to engage and explain and never allow our position to be misrepresented." See More: Occupied Territories Bill, Simon Harris
News18
30-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Gaza Hunger Crisis Splits Trump's 'MAGA' Base as Republican Support for Israel Rapidly Declines
Unwavering support for Israel has long defined Republican politics, but US President Trump's populist base is now increasingly questioning that stance Talk of the 'special relationship' with Israel is resonating less among his 'MAGA' supporters, AFP reported 0:00 INTRO 4:06 REPUBLICAN BACKING FOR ISRAEL FALLS, YOUTH DRIVING SHIFT n18oc_world n18oc_crux
