Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters

Published on August 31, 2025 at 07:01 PM
Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters

President also wants to ban most voting by mail in push stemming from baseless claims related to 2020 election loss

Donald Trump has said he will issue an executive order to mandate identification for all US elections, a move likely to be challenged in court as unconstitutional.

“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!,” the US president said on Truth Social late on Saturday.

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