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In a post on Twitter, the president of the United States encouraged people to vote twice in the November elections. The social media company has now given the tweet a warning.
US President Trump repeatedly criticizes postal votes for being particularly prone to fraud, but without providing proof.
Photo: Andrew Harnik (Keystone)
Twitter has once again given a warning to a message from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, which could be understood as an encouragement to vote twice in the November elections. The tweet violated guidelines to maintain the integrity of the election, the company said Saturday. Trump’s tweet was directed at citizens of the state of North Carolina. The president encouraged mail-in voters to go to the polling station anyway on voting day to make sure their own votes are being counted correctly. In the event of a problem, citizens must vote again at the site so that no vote is lost, he wrote.
The message of the president of the United States is hidden behind a warning on Twitter.
Photo: Twitter screenshot
The content of the tweet is only revealed after another click.
Photo: Twitter Screenshot
Twitter noted that it is illegal to vote twice in North Carolina. Trump also posted his message on Facebook. Facebook provided the message with the information that voting by mail was considered reliable in the past and that no other forecasts were available this year either.
Facebook has also provided the post with a warning.
Photo: Facebook screenshot
Trump repeatedly criticizes vote-by-mail as particularly prone to fraud, but without providing proof. At the end of last month, the Republican had already encouraged postal voters to try to vote at the electoral college in the November elections, causing a scandal.
In light of the crown pandemic, Democrats surrounding presidential candidate Joe Biden are calling for as many Americans as possible to vote by mail. Trump’s negative stance may also have something to do with the fact that polls show that Democratic supporters are more inclined to vote by mail. According to a poll conducted by the Pew Institute in late August, 58 percent of voters who want to vote for Biden would prefer votes by mail. This only applies to the 19 percent of voters who want to vote for Trump.
