“Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???”
Donald Trump
President. Claim dated 30 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisTrump can’t delay election
What PolitiFact found
Since 1845, Congress has required states to appoint presidential electors on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Any change would require congressional action.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 30 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 July 2020. Its rating was “Trump can’t delay election”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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