Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump is relying on a dubious Census Bureau report to claim over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election and assert that he won. An investigation revealed the report was produced by affiliates of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute rather than Census Bureau career civil servants. Election law experts criticized the analysis for using opaque and flawed methodology, noting that Census data lacks unique identifiers to reliably match with voter rolls. Experts highlighted that even if the 24,000 figure were accurate, it would represent less than 0.02 percent of all votes and would not alter the outcome in any state. Trump appears to be leveraging the report to build support for the SAVE America Act and sweeping federal restrictions on mail-in ballots and voter access. In fullTrump ‘fails the laugh test’ with bid to undermine elections by weaponizing the Census, critics sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump’s 2020 election claims now rely on disputed Census report
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump is relying on a dubious Census Bureau report to claim over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election and assert that he won. An investigation revealed the report was produced by affiliates of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute rather than Census Bureau career civil servants. Election law experts criticized the analysis for using opaque and flawed methodology, noting that Census data lacks unique identifiers to reliably match with voter rolls. Experts highlighted that even if the 24,000 figure were accurate, it would represent less than 0.02 percent of all votes and would not alter the outcome in any state. Trump appears to be leveraging the report to build support for the SAVE America Act and sweeping federal restrictions on mail-in ballots and voter access. In fullTrump ‘fails the laugh test’ with bid to undermine elections by weaponizing the Census, critics sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
