Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in Florida’s August primary elections on Wednesday in Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link welcomed Trump at the main office in West Palm Beach, and supervisor of elections spokeswoman Alison Novoa said Trump’s visit went smoothly.
Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, cast his early vote before traveling to Asheville, North Carolina, for a campaign rally. He told reporters he would be focusing his speech at the rally on the economy. He’s criticized the Biden administration for the rampant inflation, but a report Wednesday showed continuing signs that inflation is slowing down.
When asked about the FBI’s investigation into the alleged hacking of his campaign, Trump accused Iran of being behind it.
“They are looking at it, and they are doing it very professionally,” he said. “It looks like it’s Iran doing it. And the reason is because I was strong in Iran, and I was protecting people in the Middle East, and maybe they aren’t so happy about that.”
Trump said he did not want to say whether the information came from the FBI.
Early voting has been underway in Palm Beach and Broward counties for the Florida primary and nonpartisan races. The races include those for sheriff, School Board members, judges and supervisor of elections for both Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Early voting is being held through 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. A photo ID is required to cast a vote. Tuesday, Aug. 20, is Election Day.
You can find your precinct location on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website, votepalmbeach.gov. Similarly, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections website, browardvotes.gov, also contains precinct information.
Information from The Associated Press was used to supplement this news article.
