US: Trump on mail-in ballots, Kanye and WH RNC speech

President Donald Trump says he is getting information about "terrible" mail-in ballots from a variety of newspapers including Washington Post and New York Times and "you see m all over internet."

Speaking to reporters Wednesday during a coronavirus briefing, Trump was asked about source of his complaints about fraudulent mail-in ballots.

Trump claimed Monday that he has authority to issue an executive order on mail-in ballots, whose increasing use, he argues, could increase election fraud and uncertainty, though it is is unclear what he could do to curtail practice.

Trump has increasingly sought to cast doubt on vember's election and expected pandemic-induced surge in mail-in and absentee voting — particularly as he has found himself trailing in public and private polling. Trump has called remote voting options "biggest risk" to his reelection. His campaign and Republican Party have sued to combat practice, which was once a significant vant for GOP.

re is evidence of widespre voter fraud through mail-in voting and states that use it exclusively say y have necessary safeguards in place to ensure that a hostile foreign actor doesn't disrupt vote. Election security experts say voter fraud is rare in all forms of balloting, including by mail.

president denied he knew anything about presidential ambitions of rapper Kanye West.

Representatives of West submitted 1,723 signatures with Arkansas' secretary of state's office Monday, which has 10 days to verify that he's submitted 1,000 signatures from registered voters required to appear on Arkansas ballot.

West, who once backed Republican President Donald Trump, anunced last month that he h broken with Trump and would launch his own presidential bid.

West's wife, reality TV star and beauty mogul Kim Kardashian West, asked public on social media last month to show compassion and empathy toward her husband because he is bipolar.

Trump also said he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from White House.

That would mark an unprecedented use of public property for partisan political purposes. Trump said he was considering speech from White House because of security and cost vants.

Republican convention is scheduled for Aug. 24-27, with Trump's speech capping final night. speech was going to be held in rth Carolina until Trump feuded with Democratic goverr over health restrictions. Trump moved it to Florida but scrapped that because of a resurgence of coronavirus re.