Crossfiled2 outlets · filed 24 October 2026
Trump, a critic of early voting, votes early in Florida
US President Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida. At rallies ahead of Election Day on November 3, Trump has been urging Republicans to cast their ballots early, reversing course on a practice he h
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All four outlets focus on Trump casting an early ballot in Florida, with CBS News adding that the first lady voted too and that he then left for a rally in Georgia. The New York Times and CNN both foreground the contrast with Trump’s past criticism of early voting, and the South China Morning Post also highlights that reversal. CBS and CNN describe the vote as in person or at a polling station, while the Times specifies Palm Beach County and the SCMP says Palm Beach.
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