Trump To Ban Mail-in Ballots And Voting Machines In Executive Power Play
Source: MSN, Jack Hobbs
Photo: A person mails a letter at a mailbox outside a post office in Los Angeles, California. (© AFP via Getty Images)
In a dramatic social media announcement on Monday, President Donald Trump declared he will sign an executive order targeting both mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
He characterized the current system as “highly inaccurate,” “very expensive,” and “seriously controversial,” and argued that replacing it with “watermark paper” would be faster and far more reliable. Taking to Truth Social, the president ranted about the popular form of voting.
“I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we’re at it, Highly “Inaccurate,” Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election,” Trump wrote. “We are now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting.”
According to the president, “All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.” Trump added, “WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
“Remember, the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes,” he added. “They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.”
“With their HORRIBLE Radical Left policies, like Open Borders, Men Playing in Women’s Sports, Transgender and “WOKE” for everyone, and so much more, Democrats are virtually Unelectable without using this completely disproven Mail-In SCAM,” Trump further added. The president went on to say that elections can “never be honest with mail-in ballots or voting.”
“I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS,” Trump proclaimed. “THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!!”
“REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON’T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY Trump concluded. “THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
Trump takes further action
Earlier this year, the Trump administration enacted the Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections Act, which introduced sweeping reforms to protect U.S. elections from fraud, foreign interference, and systemic error. Several of the principal mandates of the order include:
Enforcing documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections
Sets a deadline for receiving mail-in (postal) ballots by election day.
Requires recertification of voting systems to meet updated security, accessibility and performance standards.
Tightens restrictions against foreign interference in elections.
It was also reported that the order threatens to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply. “Free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic,” the order reads.