00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of next year's mid-term elections.
00:11In a post on True Social, he claims voting machines are highly inaccurate, expensive and controversial.
00:18However, he did not specify when the order would be signed.
00:21Trump has long made unsubstantiated allegations that his 2020 election loss was the result of fraud.
00:31His push to end mail-in ballots is widely seen as an attempt to reshape the mid-term landscape to his party's advantage.
00:39Democrat supporters are traditionally more likely to rely on mail-in ballots than Republicans.
00:44The elections, set for November 3, 2026, would be the first nationwide referendum on Trump's domestic and foreign policies since he returned to power in January.
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