Trump and first lady request absentee ballots amid mail-in voting fight

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump requested absentee ballots for Florida’s primary amid a partisan fight over mail-in voting.

The first couple requested the ballots on Wednesday, less than a week before the scheduled primary contest, according to the Palm Beach County elections website. This marks the second time that the Trumps have requested mail-in ballots after the president made his private club, the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, his permanent address last year.

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