Trump risks GOP backlash with ‘movement’ to ban mail-in voting

Published August 20, 2025 7:00am ET



President Donald Trump’s proposed executive order to, in his words, “get rid” of mail-in ballots will likely face opposition from an unlikely source: Republicans.

Republicans are quietly pushing back on Trump’s proposal, announced Monday on Truth Social, after spending time and money since the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging GOP voters to use mail-in absentee ballots.

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