Republican Florida voter Michelle Hall (YouTube Screengrab)
Florida voters expressed everything from disdain to confusion at President Donald Trump filing a mail-in vote in his home state of Florida while openly trying to kill mail-in voting efforts across the nation.
CNN journalist Randi Kaye reports the president's Palm Beach, Florida, home, qualifies him as one of the 180,000 residents who can vote in this special election, and that Palm Beach County records show Trump did vote and he voted by mail.
“You’re kidding me,” said Republican Florida voter Michelle Hall. “I had no idea. Voting by mail to me is terrible unless you have a disability.”
When asked by Kaye if Trump should have voted by mail, she answered: “I think he shouldn't have.”
“If he's against something, why are you doing it?” Hall demanded.
But Kaye reports that Trump has long railed against mail in voting, claiming without evidence that it's a significant source of election fraud.
“We don't want to have mail in ballots where they're mailed in from all parts of the place,” Trump said. “Mail in ballots are crooked as hell.”
Just yesterday, (on Monday) CNN reports Trump claimed that mail in voting actually means “mail in cheating.”
“It's just another example of his hypocrisy,” said Democratic voter Linda Christie. “What can I say? And he is working to make it harder and harder for people to vote. I just am appalled.”
“Hypocrisy comes to mind,” said another Florida voter Susan Yoffee.
CNN anchor Phil Mattingly pointed out that Florida Republicans “do not want to cancel mail in ballots,” but Trump keeps voting by mail. “Why?” Mattingly demanded of Republican strategist T.W. Arrighi.
“Because he lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” Arrighi replied.
“He’s at Mar-a-lago more than he's at the White House,” Mattingly countered, interrupting.
“Donald Trump can't just jump in his car and drive over to local polling. There's a lot of stuff that happens with it,” Arrighi said.
“Hold on a second. Are you saying that sometimes it's hard to get to the polling place in person and voting by mail?” asked another panelist.
“I don't know the president's schedule. He's the most powerful man on earth,” Arrighi insisted. “Give him a break.”
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