“An executive order restricting mail-in voting was issued”
Trump did sign an executive order on March 31, 2026 that restricts mail-in voting — so the core claim is accurate. However, 'restricting' is doing real work here: it's not a ban, and legal experts, the ACLU, and Democratic officials argue the president lacks constitutional authority to regulate elections at all, which are managed by states and Congress. A prior 2025 Trump election order was largely blocked by courts, and legal challenges to this one were pledged immediately.
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