Trump’s crusade against mail-in ballots undercuts campaign pitch to vote early

Campaign toils to convince Republicans to vote early, crucial to winning the election, while ensuring they don't annoy Trump

Donald Trump's attacks on mail-in voting have increasingly caused heartburn for the Trump 2024 campaign as they attempt to undo the self-sabotage by ramping up operations in key battleground states encouraging Republicans to vote early and by mail ahead of the presidential election.

The former US president has continued his crusade in recent months: in December he called for the end of mail-in voting entirely, before claiming in an interview last month that any time the mail is involved, you're going to have cheating".