White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who has defended President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting, has voted by mail 11 times since 2010, the Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday.
McEnany’s voting record reviewed by the newspaper indicated that the Florida native has voted by mail in every election she participated in since 2010. Like Trump, who is now a Florida resident, McEnany also voted by mail in the 2020 presidential primary election in March.
McEnany last week defended the president casting a mail-in vote while claiming without evidence that the practice is subject to rampant fraud, saying, Trump is the commander-in-chief, “which means he’s here in Washington. He’s unable to cast his vote down in Florida, his state of residence.”
She also tweeted a thread about mail-in voting on Tuesday, with the caption, “Will the media, and @Twitter, acknowledge these real concerns with mass mail-in voting?”
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The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but McEnany later weighed in via a pair of tweets, saying absentee voting specifically means “you’re absent from the jurisdiction or unable to vote in person.”
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Florida allows voters to mail in their ballots for any reason.
Democrats and some Republican governors have sought to expand access to mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Trump has pushed back on idea, saying voting by mail gives Democrats an unfair advantage and the process is full of fraud.
Trump’s unsubstantiated claims on Tuesday resulted in Twitter’s first use of a fact check on his tweets.
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Trump's press secretary has voted by mail 11 times since 2010: report https://t.co/iKHbG4fb1Q pic.twitter.com/Siewjan4Sz
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2020
Every Republican Member of Congress and every Republican Governor & state legislator should be asked right now if they agree with Donald Trump that we should outlaw mail in voting.
They should not be asked another question about anything until they answer that question.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 27, 2020
You can also choose to order cupcakes by mail. https://t.co/wCvTzWz0wF
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 27, 2020Yes but voting is a right and cupcakes aren’t https://t.co/H4rF9joZIp
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) May 27, 2020
NEW: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has voted by mail in every Florida election she has participated in since 2010, according to state records.
McEnany has defended President Donald Trump's recent attacks on vote by mail.https://t.co/7mhD3jh5NR
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) May 27, 2020
The Trump McEnany position is that Trumpists should be able to vote by mail, but no one else!
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) May 27, 2020
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