Pelosi Responds to Trump’s Suggestion to Delay the Election
President Donald Trump says it may be necessary to delay the election to ensure Americans can vote in person safely to avoid an election where many millions of votes will likely be cast with mail-in ballots. But House…
President Donald Trump says it may be necessary to delay the election to ensure Americans can vote in person safely to avoid an election where many millions of votes will likely be cast with mail-in ballots.
But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says not so fast.
In a tweet, Pelosi cited the clause in the Constitution that states the Congress — not the president — has the power to set the date of the election.
Pelosi wrote, “Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution states: ‘The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.'”
Her comments come after Trump took to Twitter to raise concerns about the mail-in voting and suggested delaying the election to ensure that Americans can safely go to the polls without fear of contracting COVID-19.
Trump also received criticism from Republicans:
In a tweet, Trump said, “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.”
“It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely, and safely vote?” He suggested.
Trump has repeatedly raised concerns about mail-in voting and suggested that expanding access to mail-in voting to ensure Americans can vote without risking exposure to COVID-19 will open to door to massive voter fraud.