Donald Trump Wants To Prohibit Mail-In Voting And Veto Voting Machines

President Donald Trump said he wants to prohibit mail-in voting in the United States and also plans to veto voting machines, promising on social media to “encabezar un movimiento” to end the practice.

“President Donald Trump is dragging the US Postal Service deeper into his war on mail-in voting”

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In his Truth message, Trump wrote that “Voy a liderar un movimiento para deshacernos de las URNAS DE VOTACIÓN POR CORREO,” and said the machines are “altamente ‘inexactas’, muy costosas y seriamente controvertidas.”

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The El Periódico account links the push to the next November midterm elections, noting that Republicans could lose in either chamber and that Trump is laying groundwork to “sembrar sombras de dudas” if results go against him.

Univision reports Trump’s Monday post promised another executive order to bring “honesty” to the 2026 midterm elections and says he claimed the United States is the only country that uses mail-in voting, despite examples including Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

CNN says Trump’s March executive order would push the United States Postal Service beyond delivering ballots by working with states to determine who can vote by mail, enforce eligibility, and flag or reject ballots tied to people not on those lists.

Voting-rights groups and some Democratic-led states argue the plan is unconstitutional because “The Constitution gives states — not the president or USPS — control over election administration,” and CNN reports lawyers challenging the order wrote that “USPS is no longer merely a carrier of ballots; it is instead transformed into a gatekeeper of voter eligibility.”

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CNN also reports that the order directs USPS to begin implementation through its rulemaking process by the end of May, while USPS leaders face financial pressure after announcing a nearly $2 billion quarterly loss on Friday.

In parallel, CNN en Español reports a new USPS regulation took effect last week clarifying that a postmark does not necessarily reflect when USPS first accepted possession, warning that documents may not receive a postmark on the same day and that delays could affect mail ballots.

Univision says Trump’s Monday post escalates his typically exaggerated campaign rhetoric and notes that under the Constitution there is “little or nothing he can do on his own,” while election lawyers warn his claims about states being “merely an agent” misrepresent the U.S. Constitution.

“El presidente estadounidense, que acusa de fraudulenta a esta modalidad, también prevé vetar las máquinas de votación El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, quiere prohibir el voto por correo en su país, antes incluso de las cruciales elecciones de medio mandato el año próximo”

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CNN reports that even as lawsuits move through federal court, the order directs USPS to begin rulemaking by the end of May, and it quotes former USPS Board of Governors Chair S. David Fineman saying, “If the Postal Service decides to do this, it will be a disaster.”

Ouest-France adds that USPS has confirmed the layoff of more than 10,000 employees after cost-cutting negotiated with the DOGE led by Elon Musk, and it describes USPS as a “threatened institution” facing economic difficulties.

Separately, El Periódico says Trump also urged states to redesign districts and quoted him saying, “Si no tienes voto por correo no vas a tener a muchos demócratas elegidos,” framing the mail-voting fight as tied to the 2026 midterms.