US-Parlamentswahlen: Er kam persönlich: Trump hat Stimme für Midterms abgegeben
Er spricht sich gegen Briefwahl aus, machte davon aber schon selbst Gebrauch. Vor den Parlamentswahlen wählt Donald Trump einen anderen Weg.
West Palm Beach - US President Donald Trump has personally cast his vote in the midterm parliamentary elections, accompanied by his wife Melania. The 80-year-old visited a polling station in West Palm Beach, Florida, his private residence Mar-a-Lago is located in the state. Trump wore a pin on his jacket bearing the word "voted" after casting his ballot.
Critics had accused the US President of previously using absentee voting, despite being against it. Trump aimed to tighten absentee voting rules ahead of the midterms, allegedly to combat voter fraud, while critics allege he sought to weaken the opposing Democrats' voter turnout, as they typically vote by absentee ballot. The US midterm elections take place on November 3rd, with all seats in the House of Representatives and a portion of the Senate seats up for renewal.
Trump's Republican party is fighting to defend its slim majorities there, while Democrats hope for a victory to complicate Trump's political agenda during the remainder of his term in Congress.
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