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Trump's attacks on mail-in ballots rankle some military vets

by Aamer MadhaniJulie Watson
| November 6, 2020 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has held himself up as a champion of U.S. troops without rival. Now, with his presidency on the line, he’s casting suspicion on a tool of participatory democracy — the mail-in ballot — that has allowed U.S. military personnel to vote while serving far from home since the War of 1812.

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