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The Associate Press reports:
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote.
Anthony is best known for her role in the movement to secure voting rights for women, but she also was a strong anti-slavery and voting rights pioneer. Trump’s pardon, which he said he’ll issue later Tuesday, comes 100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which ensured women the right to vote. It’s also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
His move also comes amid an outcry over Postal Service disruptions that Democrats say endanger the voting rights of millions of Americans who would vote by mail in November amid the pandemic.
Susan B. Anthony has a response for Trump. pic.twitter.com/KtoMtZQjJA
— Amy Siskind ?️? (@Amy_Siskind) August 18, 2020
President Trump announces he is pardoning Susan B. Anthony, who was found guilty of voting.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 18, 2020
BREAKING: On 100th anniv. of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, President Trump says he will pardon women’s suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony, who was convicted of illegally voting in 1872. pic.twitter.com/EsD2aH02QZ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2020
The pardoning of Susan B. Anthony while every third Trump tweet attacks a woman — and every other tweet attacks voting — is truly rich.
And won’t work.
— Michelangelo Signorile, subscribe to my newsletter (@MSignorile) August 18, 2020
AIDES: Mr. President, your poll numbers with women are abysmal.
TRUMP: Let’s pardon Susan B. Anthony to win suburban women over.
AIDES: …
TRUMP: I’ve done more for women’s rights than anyone.
AIDES: Without question, Sir. https://t.co/n7IbIgoTm8
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) August 18, 2020
INBOX: In a move sure to delight his evangelical base, @realDonaldTrump announces he’s pardoning Susan B. Anthony later today. The husband of the president of SBA List, an anti-abortion group named after Anthony, currently works in the White House Office of Public Liaison.
— Gabby Orr (@GabbyOrr_) August 18, 2020
LOL he literally has no idea who she is or why someone on his staff told him to do this today https://t.co/I0fgB2sllD
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 18, 2020
Trump announces full pardon for Susan B. Anthony on 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Anthony was arrested for voting in 1872 pic.twitter.com/9SxVqGNjW9
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) August 18, 2020