"U.S. citizens will vote by mail this year in reco
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Posted On: 05/28/2020 8:19:08 AM
"U.S. citizens will vote by mail this year in record numbers. In the face of a global health emergency, election officials across the country from both parties are working heroically to ensure that voting by mail is accurate, accessible, safe & secure," she tweeted.
"There's simply no basis for the conspiracy theory that voting by mail causes fraud. None."
The big picture: Weintraub's comments come as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told news outlets including Axios that President Trump planned to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies on Thursday.
Trump accused Twitter of interfering in November's elections by fact-checking him.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey clarified on the microblogging site Wednesday night that the firm fact-checked Trump's tweets amid concern they "may mislead people into thinking they don't need to register to get a ballot (only registered voters receive ballots)."
Trump and some Republicans have repeatedly railed against states that have announced plans to expand voting-by-mail options during the coronavirus pandemic, casting doubt on the reliability of the system.
Of note: Weintraub recommended in March that Americans should vote in the general election by mail if physically going to the polls remained unsafe because of the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Last year, Weintraub told CNN there was "no evidence of rampant voter fraud in 2016 or really in any previous election," despite Trump's claims.
Weintraub said at the time such statements from the president can cause "people to lose faith" and "to question the results." She also sent him a letter asking him "to provide any evidence" that could prove his claims.
"There's simply no basis for the conspiracy theory that voting by mail causes fraud. None."
The big picture: Weintraub's comments come as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told news outlets including Axios that President Trump planned to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies on Thursday.
Trump accused Twitter of interfering in November's elections by fact-checking him.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey clarified on the microblogging site Wednesday night that the firm fact-checked Trump's tweets amid concern they "may mislead people into thinking they don't need to register to get a ballot (only registered voters receive ballots)."
Trump and some Republicans have repeatedly railed against states that have announced plans to expand voting-by-mail options during the coronavirus pandemic, casting doubt on the reliability of the system.
Of note: Weintraub recommended in March that Americans should vote in the general election by mail if physically going to the polls remained unsafe because of the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Last year, Weintraub told CNN there was "no evidence of rampant voter fraud in 2016 or really in any previous election," despite Trump's claims.
Weintraub said at the time such statements from the president can cause "people to lose faith" and "to question the results." She also sent him a letter asking him "to provide any evidence" that could prove his claims.
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