Trump says he will sign executive order mandating voter ID requirement

President Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order mandating voter identification for every voter, an announcement that follows his move in March requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections and baseless claims of voter fraud to argue the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

"Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social on Aug. 30. "Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military."

Trump has long questioned the U.S. electoral system and continues to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud. The president and his Republican allies have also made baseless claims about widespread voting by non-citizens, which is illegal and rarely occurs.

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By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy