The Quiet Parts Loud, Disenfranchisement Edition
He just tweeted put it out on Fox and Friends:
President Trump on Monday morning became the latest in a procession of Republicans to say making it easier for more people to vote would hurt his party politically.
In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Trump referenced proposals from Democrats in the coronavirusstimulus negotiations that would have vastly increased funding for absentee and vote-by-mail options. The final package included $400 million for the effort, which was far less than what Democrats had sought.
“The things they had in there were crazy,” Trump said. “They had things — levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.”
And needless to say this isn’t about Trump per se — the only difference between Trump and the most genteel, “respectable” wing of the Republican Party is his candor.