No. President Trump tweeted a baseless theory that a 75-year-old man seriously injured while peacefully protesting in Buffalo, New York following the death of George Floyd could be “an ANTIFA provocateur.” Trump offered no evidence to support the claim–only referencing a report from One America News Network by Kristian Rouz, formerly of Russian state media Sputnik News. The OANN story cited an article on a blog called the “Conservative Treehouse” that had been written by an anonymous person who published the piece under a pseudonym.

Gugino’s attorney denied Trump’s claim in a strongly worded statement given to Law&Crime , writing Gugino had always been a peaceful protester and “[n]o one from law enforcement has even suggested anything otherwise.” The tweet has received backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden.

Gugino has been released from intensive care but remains hospitalized following the incident.

Nevada allows any voter to vote absentee by mail. Like many other states adapting to carrying out elections amidst a global pandemic, Nevada’s Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske declared the upcoming primary would be carried out by mail due to the coronavirus. A federal judge recently ruled that conducting the primary election by mail ballot was lawful in rejecting an injunction to block Nevada’s primary.

Trump’s tweet suggests voting-by-mail is fraudulent, despite a lack of evidence to support the claim. In a press release responding to Trump, Cegavske, a Republican, said Nevadans “have been voting by mail with no evidence of election fraud” for over a century, including members of the military, citizens residing outside the state, voters in designated mailing precincts, and voters requesting absentee ballots. Cegavske said all 17 counties have established processes and procedures in place for safe and secure mail-in voting. Research shows voter fraud with mail-in ballots is rare and even with the increase in mail voting over time, fraud rates remain “infinitesimally small,” according to the Brennan Center.

The tweet also seems to suggest that Trump has the legal authority to “hold up funds” to the state of Nevada for carrying out its upcoming primary by allowing all voters to vote by mail. No such legal authority exists.

The statements made here are alike to those in another tweet Trump wrote, which levied substantially similar claims about the state of Michigan. Trump falsely accused Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson of illegally mailing out absentee ballots to 7.7 million Michiganders for the state’s primary and general elections.

Trump argues he would exercise the power in order to confirm his nominees, who he says are needed to work on the public health crisis brought on by COVID-19. The authority is not contested. The feasibility of Trump actually achieving those desired ends due to the multiple hurdles presented by the senate and house rules would be the complicating factor. For a further dive into congressional rules involved, check out Politico Playbook.

Ultimately, according to presidential historian Michael Beschloss, no president in history has ever used the Constitutional power to adjourn Congress. Presidents Wilson, Taft and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were all urged to adjourn Congress. They all refused.