Trump opposes mail-in voting, says Voter ID concept 'real deal'

Expressing confidence that the US general election in November won't be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has vehemently opposed the idea of mail-in voting and instead, strongly advocated the concept of Voter ID, which he referred to as "the real deal".

Trump's remarks came at a time of when there is an intense debate going on in the US about whether the country should prepare to conduct mail-in-voting as a backstop, in the event the coronavirus outbreak keeps people from going to the polls.

"I think a lot of people cheat with mail-in voting," Trump said at Friday's coronavirus task force meeting from the White House. "I think people should vote with Voter ID. I think Voter ID is very important, and the reason they don't want Voter ID is because they tend to cheat."