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And this Kushner again! Donald Trump’s son-in-law (73) often makes the headlines, perhaps because he interferes in the Middle East conflict or the Corona crisis as the president’s top adviser. Jared Kushner (39) has never cut a good figure.
Now, the husband of President Ivanka Trump’s daughter (38) is causing a stir again. And he doubts the date of the elections on November 3. In an interview with “Time” magazine, Kushner did not rule out a postponement of the presidential elections in the face of the Corona crisis. He literally said, “I’m not sure I can commit myself in any direction, but that’s the plan right now.”
Congress would have to postpone elections
In principle, even the president himself cannot simply postpone the US election. Under United States Constitutional Law, only Congress can do this: Three laws make it clear that elections for the President, Senators, and representatives of Congress must take place on “Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”
But Kushner’s comment is alarming. “Both because of the expansive power that Trump has given his family members (…) and because it causes the worst fears among Trump critics: that the president would begin to question the validity of the elections if he did so he feared he would lose », Comments the “New York Times”.
And that is exactly the case at the moment. Trump’s popularity ratings are on the floor, as is the economy. If it doesn’t work financially, the presidents of the United States are generally voted.
Democrats fear Trump’s trick
Joe Biden (77), the possible opponent of Trump, had already said about the President of the United States in April: «Remember my words. I think he will try to delay the elections in some way. Trump “would find a reason why he cannot be retained.”
In the event that the elections are postponed, Trump’s term will expire on January 20 at 12 noon. It would be unclear how it would continue, who would take over. Democrats abroad in Switzerland are also concerned. “The founding fathers did not foresee a situation where federal elections would not take place at all,” said Liz Voss, vice president of the “Democrats Abroad in Switzerland” on BLICK.
Kushner backs down, Trump doubts postal vote
Kushner himself rowed quickly after the uproar over his testimony. “I have not been involved in any discussions about trying to change the date of the presidential elections, nor am I aware of them,” he said Tuesday. A White House official said the New York Times said Kushner was fully aware that federal law set the date.
Trump himself has already emphasized that he wanted to wait on November 3. However, a full letter or an online option to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in personal voting would not be an option for him. Because you feel a possible “fraud”. This in turn outrages foreign Democrats who depend on voting by mail, even without a pandemic.
