Trump Says He’ll Ban Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines, Citing Advice from Vladimir Putin

President Trump said Monday he will soon sign an executive order to ban voting by mail, calling the long-standing practice a “fraud.” Writing on social media, Trump also said he planned to target “Highly 'Inaccurate,' Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES.” Trump’s pledge came just days after he made these comments to Fox News, following talks in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump: “You know, Vladimir Putin said something, one of the most interesting things. He said, 'Your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.'” Constitutional scholars have rejected Trump’s plans to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines by executive order as a nonstarter, as state and local governments are in charge of administering elections.