Trump Suggests Delaying 2020 Presidential Election

President Trump suggested today (07/30/20) on Twitter that maybe the 2020 Presidential Election should be delayed "until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

President Trump has been expressing his concerns over universal mail-in voting ballots possibly leading to a huge voter fraud issue.

The full tweet from President Trump reads - "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

From thehill.com -

"The tweet marked the first time Trump has raised the idea of delaying the November elections, an idea he previously rejected amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic."

Legally, a U.S. President does not have the authority to delay the election according to CNN.com.

Thehill.com reports that in late April, Joe Bidden said “Mark my words: I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held. The only way [Trump] thinks he can possibly win.”