{"id":2646249,"date":"2026-08-17T22:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-votes-by-mail-in-florida-election-for-second-time-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:29:41","slug":"trump-votes-by-mail-in-florida-election-for-second-time-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-votes-by-mail-in-florida-election-for-second-time-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump votes by mail in Florida election for second time this year"},"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\">24<\/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-votes-by-mail-in-florida-election-for-second-time-this-year%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=2646249&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 cast his second mail-in vote this year in Florida&#8217;s Republican primary, despite his repeated criticism of mail-in voting, which he claims is prone too fraud. He and his surrogates have shown a strategic shift, sometimes accepting mail-in ballots as a necessary exception. Trump previously characterized himself as an exception to his general opposition,citing his circumstances-being a resident of Palm Beach and traveling frequently-as reasons for voting by mail. He publicly confirmed his mail-in ballot for a Florida special election in March due to his schedule, asserting that his actions aligned with existing exceptions for mail-in voting, such as illness or travel. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales dismissed inquiries about his mail-in voting as a &#8220;non-story,&#8221; emphasizing his stance against worldwide mail-in voting and its alleged fraud risks.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> voted by mail for the second time this year, casting his ballot in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a>\u2018s Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has bashed mail-in voting repeatedly since the 2020 election cycle, arguing that it was vulnerable to voting fraud. However, the president and his surrogates have opted for a tactical retreat in some cases, viewing it as a necessary evil. He\u2019s previously cast himself as an exception to his rule of wanting an end to mail-in voting due to his position, and used this exception once again to request a mail-in ballot last month, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/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\/4690692\/trump-votes-by-mail-florida-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump votes by mail in Florida election for second time this year: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690104\/house-ethics-committee-confirms-investigation-into-democrat-jimmy-gomez\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Ethics Committee confirms investigation into Democrat Jimmy Gomez<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4689923\/cory-mills-domestic-violence-allegations-harm-bid-reelection-florida-house\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cory Mills\u2019s political future on the line following domestic violence allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viewing Florida voting records, the president requested his mail-in ballot on July 13 and received it on Aug. 13, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to the outlet, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales dismissed inquiries as to his voting by mail as a \u201cnon-story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs President\u00a0Trump\u00a0has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel \u2014 but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it\u2019s highly susceptible to fraud,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs everyone knows, the President is a resident of Palm Beach and participates in Florida elections, but he obviously primarily lives at the White House in Washington, D.C.,\u201d Wales added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was open about his vote by mail earlier this year for a Florida special election, telling reporters in March that his circumstances made him an obvious exception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did, you know what, because I\u2019m president of the United States, and because of the fact that I\u2019m president of the United States, I did a mail-in ballot for elections that took place in Florida,\u201d he said during a Cabinet meeting. \u201cI felt I should be here instead of being in the beautiful sunshine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504774\/trump-defends-voting-by-mail-florida-special-election\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4504774\">TRUMP DEFENDS VOTING BY MAIL IN FLORIDA SPECIAL ELECTION: \u2018I WAS AWAY\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI decided that I was going to vote by mail-in ballot because I couldn\u2019t be there because I had a lot of different things,\u201d Trump added. \u201cBut you know, we have exceptions for mail-in ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president said at the time that his mail-in vote was perfectly in line with his desire to ban nearly all cases of mail-in voting, with exceptions for the military, a disability, and for those \u201con a business trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" 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