‘Seriously controversial’: Donald Trump questions the accuracy of voting machines; Executive Order to eliminate mail-in ballot before 2026 midterms

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would lead a movement to terminate mail-in ballots and polling machines before the mid-term elections of 2026, arguing that he “massive voter fraud” and erases the trust in the electoral process.Sharing a post on his true social platform, Trump said he plans to sign an executive order, which he targeted “highly wrong” and “controversial” voting machines, while emphasizing to return to traditional paper ballots.

He argued that traditional paper ballots with watermarks were sharp, more reliable, and would leave “no doubt” about election results.“I am going to lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots, and also, even while we are on it, highly” wrong, “very expensive, and seriously controversial voting machines, which are priced at ten times more than the accurate and sophisticated watermark paper, which is sharp, and no doubt, which was chosen and no doubt, which was chosen, and that was chosen.”“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting. All others left it due to voter fraud.Trump further claimed that the states serve as the “agents” of the federal government only in counting and tabling of votes, saying that they should follow the President’s instructions “for the good of the country.” He accused the Democrats of relying on mail-in voting to remain competitive, pointing out what he called his “radical left” policies on immigration, gender issues and social reforms, arguing that he argued that he made him almost unimpressive without using “completely uneven mail-in scams.”He said, “Their terrible radical leftist policies, like open boundaries, men playing in women’s games, transgender and” voke “, and more, the Democrats are almost unimaginable without using this fully rejected mail-in scam,” he said. Trump further accused his rivals of relying on the “mail-in scam”, saying, “Elections can never be honest with mail-in ballot or voting machines, and everyone knows it, especially the Democrats.”He said that restoring “honesty and integrity” in the election system would be a main Republican goal that is going to mid -term.

What is mail-in voting?

Mail-in voting allows voters to cast ballot by post. This includes absent ballot papers, usually reserved for voters unable to reach polling stations due to disease, travel, or other legitimate causes and mail-in ballot, which can be requested by any qualified voter in many states without any reason.Mail-in ballot: The real ballot paper that you fill and send back by mail under the mail-in voting system.

Why has Trump opposed this?

Although mail-in voting has been present in the US for a long time, Trump has repeatedly attacked the 2020 presidential election, claiming that it enables large-scale fraud. Despite these claims, election authorities and courts have not found any evidence of comprehensive fraud related to mail-in voting.