{"id":2604203,"date":"2026-05-18T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-marylands-deep-blue-status-amid-mail-ballot-flap\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:28:51","slug":"trump-questions-marylands-deep-blue-status-amid-mail-ballot-flap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-marylands-deep-blue-status-amid-mail-ballot-flap\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump questions Maryland\u2019s deep-blue status amid mail ballot flap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-questions-marylands-deep-blue-status-amid-mail-ballot-flap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said maryland may not be majority Democratic as he criticized the state\u2019s mail-in ballot system. He pointed out his low support in Maryland in 2024 compared with Kamala Harris\u2019s large win, adn he urged the Department of Justice to investigate after an error by the Maryland State Board of Elections sent thousands of voters the wrong party ballots for the June 23 primary. Trump argued that mail-in ballots are prone to corruption because they involve many handlers, while also praising voter ID requirements. Maryland officials said the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election system remains secure<\/a> and that replacement ballots were sent to ensure accuracy and integrity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> quipped that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> may not even be majority Democrat as he ramps up his criticism of the state\u2019s mail-in ballot rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told that it\u2019s automatically a Democrat state, and I don\u2019t believe that,\u201d Trump told reporters on Monday. \u201cI did really well there, and I don\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4573088\/vance-says-democrats-exist-to-fight-for-illegal-immigrants-and-fraudsters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says Democrats exist to \u2018fight for illegal immigrants\u2019 and fraudsters<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4573088\/jd-vance-democrats-fight-for-illegal-immigrants-fraudsters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says Democrats exist to \u2018fight for illegal immigrants\u2019 and fraudsters<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4572675\/watch-live-vance-to-speak-in-kansas-city\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Vance to speak in Kansas City<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> won Maryland in the 2024 election with more than 60% of the vote compared to Trump\u2019s 34% support in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earlier Monday, Trump implored the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> to investigate\u00a0Maryland\u2019s\u00a0mail-in ballot system after a mistake by the Maryland State Board of Elections meant thousands of voters were sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system\/\" title=\"Trump calls for DOJ investigation into ...&#039;s ...in ...\">wrong party ballot<\/a> for the state\u2019s primary election on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>After an event at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> on Monday underscoring his work to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcauliffe-suggests-democrats-adopt-great-salesman-trump-strategy\/\" title=\"McAuliffe suggests Democrats adopt &#039;great salesman&#039; Trump strategy\">decrease prescription drug prices<\/a>, Trump responded to a question about his concerns regarding Maryland, where Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3000\">Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD), a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very concerned about mail-in ballots,\u201d Trump said in the South Court Auditorium. \u201cMail-in ballot is, by just the nature of it, it\u2019s going to be corrupt. So many people handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump then recalled voting in Florida during a recent election, where a polling location volunteer asked him for his identification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very proud to enter identification, and everything else,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, you want to have proof of citizenship, you want to have a voter ID, you want to have all these things, but to me, maybe the worst of all is the mail-in ballots, where they come in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of Maryland, Trump added: \u201cIt\u2019s a very, very serious thing that\u2019s happened, and I\u2019ve asked the law enforcement to look at it very, very strenuously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573338\/trump-doj-investigation-maryland-mail-in-ballots\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573338\/trump-doj-investigation-maryland-mail-in-ballots\/\">TRUMP CALLS FOR DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO MARYLAND\u2019S MAIL-IN BALLOT SYSTEM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maryland\u2019s mail-in ballot error was first reported on Friday, with the state resending all ballots regardless of whether the voter received a correct ballot in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>The State and Local Boards of Elections remain committed to running an election that is verified, secure and accurate,\u201d Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis said in a press release. \u201cMail-in voting is an integral facet of the electoral process. With over 500,000 voters requesting mail-in ballots, we want to eliminate any doubt in its integrity or accuracy that is why I have arranged the sending of replacement ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Maryland may not be majority Democrat as he criticizes mail-in ballots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2604204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26138787588268-e1779144504392.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32923,32644,37707,4837,3634],"class_list":["post-2604203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-party","tag-election-integrity","tag-mail-ballots","tag-maryland","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26138787588268-e1779144504392.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604203"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604207,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604203\/revisions\/2604207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}