Trump Wants Florida To Stop Counting Votes, Potentially Excluding Military Ballots
Source: Business Insider
President Donald Trump on Monday called on Florida to stop counting votes and declare Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis as the winners of the gubernatorial and US Senate races in the state. But if Florida stopped counting votes now, it would potentially exclude ballots from overseas and military voters.
Trump on Monday tweeted, "The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible-ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!"
<Read more: Trump says 'honest' election no longer possible in Florida, demands election be called for Republicans>
Florida accepts mail-in ballots from overseas and military voters up until November 16 as long as they were postmarked by Election Day, which was November 6. If Florida listened to Trump, some of these voters could effectively be disenfranchised.
Trump on Monday tweeted, "The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible-ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!" --More...
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-florida-military-voters-2018-11?r=UK&IR=T
Mail-in ballots from overseas and military voters are accepted in Florida up until November 16, as long as postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 6. If Florida listened to Trump, some of these voters could effectively be disenfranchised.
- HAPPY VETERANS DAY!?! -
Rhiannon12866
(206,247 posts)Siwsan
(26,298 posts)Racerdog1
(808 posts)pRick Scott and Ron DeSuckass. The orange plague needs to shut his fucking pie hole.
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)That every orifice on that POS is a shithole.
iscooterliberally
(2,863 posts)...'He talks out of his ass and shit comes out of his mouth'.
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)and it's true.
DownriverDem
(6,232 posts)Count the damn votes Florida!
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)pazzyanne
(6,558 posts)Disgusting POS!
Javaman
(62,534 posts)and now he wants to screw even more people over by taking away their vote just so he can claim a win.
fuck this piece of shit.
BigmanPigman
(51,638 posts)much as the fake prez himself.
Baitball Blogger
(46,765 posts)not sure now if they would be willing to sacrifice their own children if the GOP called for it.
Ferretherder
(1,446 posts)...in every repuglican instigated and funded military conflict!
PSPS
(13,620 posts)red dog 1
(27,872 posts)"Stopping the vote count in Florida"....Isn't that how "W" became POTUS in 2000?
Baitball Blogger
(46,765 posts)He does know that Florida already has legal precedent for counting all the votes, right? Bush v. Gore What is he finding in those military votes? That even the military don't want him?
BumRushDaShow
(129,632 posts)as if he has any power to tell a state to "halt" anything.
paleotn
(17,989 posts)Get a court order or STFU Donnie.
George II
(67,782 posts)lastlib
(23,314 posts)He "loves" the military--but not enough to let servicemembers vote..........
Rocky888
(297 posts)Trump chose to disrespect our veterans and active military members on Veterans Day holiday weekend overseas and here at home.
If any democrat president behaved this way, our liberal media would have demanded an apology while calling them traitors.
Also, it is very suspicious how his whole attitude toward our military changed after his secret meeting with his boss Putin over in Paris....
Maybe he is having Putins men spy on our military to find out where their loyalty is and he didnt like what he heard. Trump can not tolerate anyone who puts country before trump.
onetexan
(13,067 posts)- that he is a draft dodger
- that he is an imminent threat to our country which they've put their lives on the line for everyday
- that he is continually attempting to stifle their votes and does not want their votes to be counted when it doesn't serve him and his highly corrupt administration's agenda
- that he is a traitor because of his close relationship with our nation's adversary #1: Putin
I come from a family of vets leading back to the civil war. Serving your country is the ultimate honor and sacrifice. Keep this in mind when you vote in 2020.