Lara Trump Wants RNC to 'Physically Handle the Ballots'
by Newsweek
Newsweek— Lara Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, said on Tuesday the Republican National Committee (RNC) wants to "physically handle the ballots" amid the 2024 election.Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are the presumptive 2024 presidential nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, but criticisms from Republicans over numerous voting measures have ramped up since Trump was indicted on four counts in August by the Department of Justice, accused in attempts...
Raw Story—Lara Trump vows RNC will 'physically handle the ballots' in 2024 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, the newly-minted co-chair of the Republican National Committee, vowed that the party will be getting its hands on ballots directly in order to ensure no funny business in the 2024 election."We now have the ability at the RNC not just to have poll watchers — people standing in polling locations — but people who can physically handle the ballots," she said in an interview on the far-right Newsmax cable network on Tuesday.Asked if her paid...
Raw Story—RNC co-chair Lara Trump: 'You cannot have ballots counted after elections are over'. Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump argued Sunday that ballots should not be counted after elections are over. While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump explained why her party had filed a lawsuit in Nevada to stop vote counting after the election. "You cannot have ballots counted, Maria, after elections are over," Trump opined. "And right now, that is one of the many lawsuits we have out across this country to ensure that just that happens, that we have a free,...
Newsweek—Lara Trump's New RNC Plan Sparks Backlash. Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump received backlash on social media on Sunday after sharing the GOP's plans to prevent Nevada from counting mail-in ballots after Election Day.On Friday, the RNC, along with Donald Trump's campaign, the Nevada GOP, and a Nevada voter, filed a federal lawsuit against election officials in the battleground state seeking to stop the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Under current Nevada law, mail-in ballots received up to...