Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Saturday told his more than 1.7 million Twitter followers that he committed voter fraud by filling out the ballots of “my deceased parents and grandparents.” “Stood in rain for hour to early vote today,” Huckabee tweeted. “When I got home I filled in my stack of mail-in ballots and then voted the ballots of my deceased parents and grandparents.” “They vote just like me! #Trump2020,” he added, including a selfie showing off his “I Voted” sticker.
The tweet, which to many appeared to be a joke about committing voter fraud just days ahead of one of the most contentious elections of all time, drew widespread backlash, including Ellen L.