Reiterating that the electoral system in the US is “rigged”, President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed for a voter identification system during voting. Trump tweeted on the subject a day after he signed an executive order to abolish a controversial panel which he had set up to study allegations of voter fraud.
“As Americans, you need identification, sometimes in a very strong and accurate form, for almost everything you do, except when it comes to the most important thing, VOTING for the people that run your country. Push hard for Voter Identification!” Trump argued in a series of tweets.
Trump justified his decision to abolish the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, headed by Vice-President Mike Pence.
He blamed the opposition Democratic party and states run by them for being non-co-operative in its investigation.
“Many mostly Democrat states refused to hand over data from the 2016 election to the Commission On Voter Fraud. They fought hard that the commission not see their records or methods because they know that many people are voting illegally. System is rigged, must go to Voter ID,” Trump said.
Trump has now asked the Department of Homeland Security to review its initial findings and determine next course of action, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said.