Trump Seems To Retreat From His Threat To Withhold Funding From Michigan

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on May 20, 2020. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Trump appeared to back away from his threat to withhold federal funding from Michigan during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier Wednesday, Trump blasted Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in a series of tweets, erroneously accusing her of sending absentee ballots to registered voters and threatening to withhold federal funding from the state over her mail-in voting initiative. Trump would later correct himself in another Wednesday tweet, clarifying that Michigan voters were receiving mail-in voting applications and not absentee ballots.

Much like White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany declining to go into details about the federal funding that would be withheld from Michigan during a Wednesday afternoon briefing, Trump wouldn’t specify the “very specific” funding he has for the state after claiming that he has spoken with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

“They’ll be finding out very soon if it’s necessary,” Trump said, referring to whether he plans to withhold funds from Michigan. “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary.”

Trump then baselessly argued that mail-in ballots are “a very dangerous thing” due to “massive fraud.”

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  1. “They’ll be finding out very soon if it’s necessary,” Trump said, referring to whether he plan to withhold funds from Michigan. “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary.”

    “Oh, shut up,” I explained.

  2. Trump then baselessly argued that mail-in ballots are “a very dangerous thing” due to “massive fraud.”

    It was recently pointed out that Cockholster himself committed fraud and voted illegally in the last election by listing Grift-a-Lotto as his primary residence. The club can’t be a residence. And if he claims it’s a residence, then it can’t be a club. It can’t be both, according West Palm Beach laws.

    Just another violation in an unending list of crimes.

    1. coward 2) knows it would make MI impossible for any repug
  3. The last time you did something this dumb, we all got to sit through an impeachment.

    Isn’t killing 100k Americans, denigrating your office, and ruining our relations with the entire world enough for you, Donnie?

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