White House: "Presidential Election Will Be Held on November 3"

Medos Secretary General Addresses Fallout from Trump’s Call to Postpone Election
Focuses on Criticism of Mail-in Voting

President Donald Trump of the United States is playing golf on the 2nd while supporters and opponents of President Trump are protesting in front of the golf course. [Image source=EPA Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The White House officially confirmed its position that this year's U.S. presidential election will be held as scheduled on November 3.

Mark Meadows, White House Chief of Staff, said in an interview with CBS on the 2nd (local time), "We will hold the election on November 3," and when President Trump mentioned postponing the election, he was raising concerns about mail-in voting.

He said, "(President Trump) will win," and reiterated the problems with mail-in voting following President Trump. He said, "It all comes down to one issue: universal mail-in voting," adding, "It is not a good idea for the country."

When asked whether President Trump mentioning the possibility of postponing the election was a responsible attitude, he avoided a direct answer by saying, "It was a question," but insisted, "It is responsible for the President to say, 'If we implement 100% universal mail-in voting, can we get the results on Election Day, November 3?'"

Chief of Staff Meadows claimed that if mail-in voting is fully implemented in this election, the results might not be available even by January 3 of next year.

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, President Trump tweeted suggesting the postponement of the election in a questioning format, saying, "Universal mail-in voting (not referring to desirable absentee voting) will make 2020 the most error-prone and fraudulent election in history," and asked, "Delay the election until people can properly, safely, and securely vote???" which caused an uproar in Washington political circles.

In the interview, Chief of Staff Meadows also said regarding the ongoing negotiations for additional economic stimulus measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "I am not optimistic that a solution will come soon."

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