President Trump told Jonathan Swan in a White House interview with “Axios on HBO,” taped last week and aired last night, that “lots of things can happen” with voting by mail if the presidential race isn’t decided on election night.
- “You know, you could have a case where this election won’t be decided on the evening of Nov. 3. This election could be decided two months later,” Trump said.
- Voting by mail is a problem, he added, because “lots of things will happen during that period of time. Especially when you have tight margins. Lots of things can happen. There’s never been anything like this.”
- The president said voting by mail will be “massively bigger … in terms of the kind of millions and millions of ballots. I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Why it matters, from Axios managing editor David Nather: Trump’s comments — which contradict the lengthy history and widespread use of mail-in voting — could be a preview of claims he’d make to undermine trust in the results.
Here is the Axios on HBO promo video:
President Trump also talked to Jonathan Swan on other topics:
- Trump: Coronavirus is “under control”
- Trump declines to praise John Lewis, citing inauguration snub
You can watch the entire Axios interview HERE. Axios is making the HBO interview free for everyone to watch.
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