Overview

• Trump announced on Truth Social that he will sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and remove voting machines he calls “highly inaccurate” and “very expensive.”
• He labeled mail-in voting a “scam” by Democrats and reiterated unfounded claims of widespread fraud tied to postal ballots.
• The president falsely claimed the U.S. is the only country using mail-in voting and asserted others abandoned it over mass fraud, a narrative experts dispute.
• Under the Constitution, states independently manage elections, so any federal decree would almost certainly face legal challenges over jurisdiction.
• Trump’s move aligns with broader Republican efforts at federal and state levels to tighten voting rules and reshape district maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.