One of the final questions reporters asked President Donald Trump at Friday's coronavirus press conference was to give his thoughts on Gov. Tony Evers' (D-WI) efforts to push back the Wisconsin election and switch to all-mail voting, as a safety precaution for voters against coronavirus.
Despite the fact that several Republican governors have also pushed back their elections, with Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) doing so literally one day before voting was to start, Trump said he was opposed to it — and suggested Democrats only wanted to delay the election to prevent a Supreme Court candidate he had endorsed, Daniel Kelly, from winning, not because voters were at risk from a deadly disease.
Trump then added that he was opposed to the entire concept of voting by mail — an effective system that has expanded ballot access for millions in a number of states — because "I think a lot of people cheat."
"It should be called 'Voter ID,'" added Trump. "It should be you go to a booth and you proudly display yourself."
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