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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agrees with him that letting voters send in ballots by mail puts honest elections at risk.

"Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said you can't have an honest election with mail-in voting," Trump told Fox News Channel's "Hannity" after a nearly three-hour meeting between the leaders in Alaska. "He said there's not a country in the world that uses it now."

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[–] Mandog@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

I don't give a fuck what Putin, or Trump for that matter, says. Fuck them both. They're lying as usual.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago
[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 207 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You know Putin, the king of honest elections...

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 1 points 16 hours ago

You don’t win elections by a consistent 98.6% without doing something right!

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, Putin is a paragon of freedom, justice and integrety in a morally bankrupt world

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I don't think it's fair to criticize Putin for this, it's consistent with his stance on other forms of voting.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 156 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I thought they were there to discuss the Ukraine War? How did they get to mail in ballots?

Also, why the fuck would the US care what Putin thinks of how the US elections are run?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 66 points 1 day ago (19 children)

Have you watched even two minutes of Trump trying to speak on any topic?

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, if putin is against it, that essentially means it's a good idea.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Putin seems to have more say in our elections than I do.

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"See this dictator agrees with me.."

We don't give a fuck what Putin says! He doesn't live here! He's not our president, fuck off!

I really wish that orange turd would just kick the bucket already.

Release the Epstein files.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Like Putin is an expert in free and fair elections.

[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 111 points 1 day ago (12 children)

"He said there's not a country in the world that uses it now."

Sweden does, and probably other EU contries aswell.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 75 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Canada does, and all we have to do is request a ballot be mailed to us (in or out of country).

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[–] ideonek@piefed.social 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Poland have it. After you regiester, the national mailmen will come to your house on electiin day, but you vote in the sealed envelope and hand-deliver it to the balot box... Becouse, you know, disabled people exist. They have the right to vote. Any system that doesnt create the real opportunity to vote for people that have the right to vote is not democratic.

We all are going to be disabled at some point.

[–] Raylon@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago

In Switzerland about 90% of people submit their votes by mail.

[–] Weslee@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Same for uk

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 day ago

He meant among the countries with fair elections. You know....Russia....North Korea....did I say Russia?

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 26 points 1 day ago

Germany too

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[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

Holy fuck, who cares? Trump is in the Epstein files

[–] Nico_198X@europe.pub 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's evidence you're wrong, you fucking muppet

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Remember when Taco had the audacity to call Hillary the puppet?

Projection. It's always projection with the cons.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 93 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just to provide some non-sarcastic comments mail-in voting is a source of liberty and democracy for the citizens of the United States. It is a stalwart safeguard against being bullied and harassed at the polls.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 day ago

It also protects against intentionally underfunding polling locations in minority areas to suppress votes. No one should ever need to learn the phrase "if you're in line when the polls close, stay in line", because voting backups shouldn't exist in the first place.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 30 points 1 day ago

Don’t you feel better when you’re protected by ICE at the polls and they make sure you’re not accidentally voting while looking un-American?

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

why in the fuck are we asking him anything?

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah who the FUCK needs his advice on elections other than "how to rig them"

Goddammit Alaska you've got so many guns...

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[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 37 points 1 day ago

Who knew they were discussing how to subvert democracy instead of what they were suposed to discuss. Putin is definitively Trumps handler.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 day ago

The president of the fucking United States taking democracy lessons from Russia...

I hate this cuntery.

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 34 points 1 day ago

Of course the fascists want everyone susceptible to voter intimidation. Yawn.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 36 points 1 day ago

Just taking some notes on democracy from an actual fascist dictator. No biggie.

[–] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago

Headline: Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have ~~mail-in~~ voting

FTFY Subby.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

My mommy let me visit my friend Vlad and were were talkin', ya know. And he said, you know what? I agree with you that mail-in voting is bad. And I said, yeah, right? See I know my friends agree with me. I'm going to go back and tell mommy what my friend Vlad said and say "See, mommy, even Vlad agrees!"

Fucking toddler child loser leader of MAGA losers. WTF is wrong with these people?

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

“You shouldn’t have mail in voting, because we can’t hack mail. So ….get rid of it”

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