President Trump on Monday once again waded into the mail-in voting debate, suggesting without evidence that drop boxes paved the way for
election fraud. He asserted it's not clear who would be collecting the ballots in a scenario this November that allows for universal vote-by-mail, which Trump opposes. His critics were quick to dispense of the unsubstantiated claim, however, deeming it "false" and a "brazen lie."On the contrary, ProPublica's Jessica Huseman and CNN's Marshall Cohen noted that drop boxes have been in play for quite some time and are quite secure, with round-the-clock surveillance. Both
Republicans and
Democrats officials have overseen their use in past elections, they said, and there's no evidence to support the president's concerns.