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Trump Casts Early Midterm Ballot in Florida

President Trump cast an early ballot in the 2026 midterm elections at a polling station in Palm Beach County, Florida. The vote comes after he previously called early voting "ridiculous" and has long criticized mail-in balloting, though he has also been criticized for voting by mail himself.

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Trump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail despite his long history of railing against that method of submitting ballots.

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Trump, Who Once Called Early Voting ‘Ridiculous,’ Casts a Midterm BallotNYTimes – US
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Trump, Who Once Called Early Voting ‘Ridiculous,’ Casts a Midterm Ballot

The president voted at a polling station in Palm Beach County, Fla.

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Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida

Trump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail despite his long history of railing against that method of submitting ballots.

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