The president of the United States, Donald TrumpHe has announced that he will sign in the next few days an executive decree with the objective of Eliminate vote by mail and replace electronic voting machines before the mid -mandate legislative elections of 2026. According to the president, these measures are necessary for «Restore honesty and trust»In the electoral system, which considers that it is«corrupted by the Democrats».
In a statement released by the White House, Trump accused the opposition of having promoted «a mass electoral fraud»Through vote by mail during the last processes. «No serious country allows its citizens to vote by mail in this way. Only the United States does itand the result has been manipulation and corruption, ”he said.
«The fraud of mail ballots, using voting machines that They are a total and absolute disaster, it must end», The president has proclaimed, who has also indicated that he will sign an executive order against this system so that the following elections«Be more honest».
This announcement comes at a time when Trump, in his second presidential mandate, has redoubled his speech around the «Electoral integrity», One of the flags of his first campaign in 2016 and his questioning of the 2020 elections, when he denounced a«electoral fraud»And he refused to initially recognize the victory of Joe Biden.
With an eye on the 2026 medium mandate elections, Trump seeks shield the electoral system Faced with what qualifies as «illegitimate maneuvers»Of its rivals.
Trump and the Ukraine War
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced on social networks this Monday, August 18, which is organizing a meeting Among the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinand his counterpart Volodimir Zelenski. The US president has affirmed that he would later join the trilateral encounter with both leaders for peace conversations in Ukraine.
Trump has described this summit as «First very positive step»To solve the war. This would be the first face -to -face meeting between Putin and Zelenski since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. «I have begun preparations for a Trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenski»Trump stood out.
Trump has made this announcement after call Putin After interrupting their meeting with European leaders and the NATO In the White House. Trump has affirmed that the location of the meeting will be determined later. Trump, Zelenski and European leaders have gathered on Monday at the White House to hold multilateral conversations organized in a hurried way, after Trump’s meeting with Putin on August 15 in Alaska. At the same summit in Anchorage (Alaska), the other European leaders were excluded to Zelenski.
