Trump Casts Mail-In Ballot Despite Fraud Criticism

President Donald Trump cast a mail-in ballot for a special election in Florida's state House District 87, according to Palm Beach County voter records, even as he publicly described the practice as fraudulent the day before.

The election, held Tuesday in the district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, filled a vacant legislative seat. Trump submitted his ballot earlier this month and also voted by mail in the January primary for the same contest. His ballot was received and counted by election officials. Trump, who maintains his voter registration in Palm Beach County despite primarily residing at the White House in Washington, D.C., does not have a standing request for mail ballots in all elections and must apply for each one individually.

On Monday, during a roundtable on crime in Memphis, Tennessee, Trump reiterated his criticism of mail-in voting. "You know, brought to my attention today that we're the only country that does mail-in voting," he said. "Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all." Trump has frequently claimed, without evidence, that mail-in voting enables widespread election fraud. Dozens...