Election experts cast doubt on Trump and DHS chief’s claim 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in four US states – live
Election experts are questioning the claim made by Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in four US states. The claim is based on a memo compiled by the Department of Homeland Security, but experts say the administration has not been transparent about the methodology used to reach that number. The controversy surrounds the administration's efforts to support Trump's agenda and verify citizenship status, with some states refusing to turn over voter roll data, resulting in lawsuits.
- ▪Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday.
- ▪Election experts, including David Becker, say the administration has not been transparent about the methodology used to identify noncitizen voters.
- ▪The federal government has previously sought access to state voter rolls, which contain the personal data of millions of Americans, but states have refused to turn the data over.
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14.44 EDTHere's a recap of the day so far Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday amid his agency’s efforts to support the president’s agenda. Trump used a memo compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims on Thursday during his televised primetime address to the nation. Mullin claimed that DHS identified “250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in California, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada”. However, election experts, including David Becker, the executive director of the non-partisan Center for Election Innovation and Research, said the administration has not been “transparent about the methodology” in reaching that number.
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