A day after Trump floated delaying the presidential election, which he cannot do, the White House condemned Hong Kong for delaying its election

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that the White House condemned Hong Kong's decision to postpone its legislative council elections for one year.

One day earlier, President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet that the US should delay its presidential election over his baseless claim that mail-in voting is fraudulent.

President Trump does not have the power to delay the November presidential election.

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One day after President Donald Trump suggested delaying the November US presidential election, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during a press conference that the White House condemned Hong Kong's decision to postpone its legislative council elections for one year.

"We condemn the Hong Kong government's decision to postpone for one year its legislative council elections and to disqualify opposition candidates," McEnany said Friday after a reporter asked whether Trump supported the move to delay the elections. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: What it's like inside North Korea's controversial restaurant chainSee Also:Trump is trying to undermine the legitimacy of the 2020 election because he's out of options and worried he'll loseNo, Trump can't cancel or 'delay' the November general election over his baseless fears of mail-in votingLouie Gohmert and other Republicans are planning a spree of in-person fundraisers this summer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats are sticking to Zoom coffees

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