President Donald Trump cast an early vote Saturday in the US election as he prepared for another grueling day of campaigning ahead of the November 3 vote.
Trump, who is behind Democrat Joe Biden in the polls, voted at a library that doubles as a polling station in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He has a home in that state and changed his residence there last year from his native New York.
“I voted for a guy named Trump,” he said with a smile as he left.
While voting, he wore a mask, which is rare for the president, who has downplayed the pandemic.
Nearly 55 million Americans have cast early votes as the coronavirus has made voting in person more problematic.
“It was a very safe vote. Much safer than when you send a ballot, I can tell you that, ”said Trump, who insists without giving evidence that voting by mail leads to fraud.
“Everything was perfect, very strict, according to the rules. When you send your ballot, it could never be so safe, ”he said.
Trump is making a desperate effort to catch up with Biden in the final days of the race, with rallies planned Saturday in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin, all of them battle states.
“You are going to be very busy today, because we are going to work hard,” Trump told reporters who were traveling with him.
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