Don $$ threat to ‘vote by mail’ states

President Trump threatened to “hold up funding” for Michigan and Nevada if the states follow through with initiatives for voters to cast mail-in or absentee ballots in upcoming elections.

“Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General

Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State,” the president wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning. “I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!”

He deleted the original tweet and later Wednesday issued an updated posting clarifying that Michigan was sending “absentee-ballot applications.”

Trump also lashed out at Nevada for its plan to allow mail-in voting.

“State of Nevada ‘thinks’ that they can send out illegal vote by mail ballots, creating a great Voter Fraud scenario for the State and the U.S. They can’t! If they do, ‘I think’ I can hold up funds to the State. Sorry, but you must not cheat in elections,” the president wrote.

Trump has previously warned that allowing people to vote in ways other than in person could lead to rampant fraud — as Democrats

pursue other alternatives because of health risks during the coronavirus pandemic.

His post comes a day after Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said the absentee-ballot applications will be sent to all of the state’s 7.7 million registered voters.