(WXYZ) — President Trump is threatening to withhold funding for the State of Michigan after the recent announcement of mailing applications to vote by mail to all registered voters.
All Michigan voters will get an application to vote by mail for August & November elections
On Tuesday, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that all registered voters would receive absentee ballot applications in both the August Primary Election and November General Election.
Trump erroneously tweeted Wednesday morning that Michigan is sending absentee ballots to all registered voters.
He said Benson’s decision was “done illegally and without authorization.” He went on to say that he will ask to hold up funding to Michigan “if they want to go down this voter fraud path.”
Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Eection. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20, 2020
Benson corrected the president’s tweet and pointed out that applications were sent out in Iowa, Georgia, Nebraska and West Virginia.
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