Expressing confidence that the US general election in November won't be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has vehemently opposed the idea of mail-in voting and instead, strongly advocated the concept of Voter ID, which he referred to as "the real deal".
Trump's remarks came at a time of when there is an intense debate going on in the US about whether the country should prepare to conduct mail-in-voting as a backstop, in the event the coronavirus outbreak keeps people from going to the polls.
"I think a lot of people cheat with mail-in voting," Trump said at Friday's coronavirus task force meeting from the White House. "I think people should vote with Voter ID. I think Voter ID is very important, and the reason they don't want Voter ID is because they tend to cheat."