CNN's John Berman Fact-Checks Trump on Mail-In Ballot Claim
Key Takeaways
- •Trump told supporters he planned to seek Supreme Court action to limit mail-in ballots before the midterms.
- •He described mail-in voting as "inherently corrupt" and claimed the United States was the only country that uses it in that form.
- •CNN's John Berman said Trump’s statements were inaccurate and noted that many countries allow some form of voting by mail.
- •Berman also pointed out that Trump cast a mail-in ballot in Florida this spring for a special election.
- •Trump made the remarks during a rally at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, while defending his economic record.
A CNN anchor criticized President Donald Trump on Monday over a claim he made about mail-in ballots during a recent rally.
Trump spoke to a crowd at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, on Monday, where he defended his record on the economy even as recent polling shows that the cost of living remains a top concern for many voters heading into the midterm election. That backdrop matters because voting access and election rules have become a recurring political flashpoint as campaigns intensify, with Trump again using the rally to argue for tighter limits on mail voting.
During the rally, Trump also said he planned to ask the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in ballots before the midterms, describing them as "inherently corrupt."
"Mail-in ballots have proven to be a disaster. We're the only country in the world that does them in this form," Trump said. "There's no other country in the world [that does them] because they're crooked."
CNN's John Berman, who hosted "AC360" on Monday, fact-checked Trump's remarks during the opening segment of the program.
"Now, keeping them honest, that's not true," Berman said of Trump's characterization of mail-in ballots. "Many countries permit some or all citizens to vote by mail. As for being inherently corrupt, someone should have told the president that before he cast a mail-in ballot this spring for a special election in Florida!"