Trump falls back on false claim that non-citizen voting threatened his popular vote, despite data proving that it’s a lie

Trump falls back on false claim that non-citizen voting threatened his popular vote, despite data proving that it’s a lie

Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are pushing for federal legislation to ban non-citizen voting, which could end up disenfranchising eligible citizens. The effort also underscores how Trump and allies are already seeding doubts about this fall’s election.

It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections. But new legislation backed by Johnson would amend federal law to require all voters to show documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Currently, Americans who register to vote with a federal voter registration form are required to affirm they are a citizen and risk prosecution if they lie.

“We all know – intuitively – that a lot of illegals are voting in federal elections. But it’s not been something that is easily provable,” Johnson said on the steps of the US capitol on 8 May. He was joined by Cleta Mitchell, an ally of Trump who sought to overturn the 2020 election, and Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser who has been behind some of Trump’s most anti-immigrant policies.

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
    271·
    6 months ago

    We all know – intuitively – that a lot of illegals are voting in federal elections.

    Doubt

    But it’s not been something that is easily provable.

    You can’t prove it, you mean. Because it isn’t happening. You can tell because they are blaming the ethereal ‘illegal’.

    Johnson and Trump putting their feelings. first. And their little wittle feefee’s tell them they’re special and deserve to rule over you. Fuck their feelings.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      20·
      6 months ago

      This reminds me of the Sandy Hook depositions.

      One of the admins for Infowars was being deposed and was asked, “How come, even with all the evidence showing that it wasn’t staged, did you keep pushing the narrative that it was?”

      The woman took no pause and said, “Because it felt true!”

      No reservation. No empathy. Just pure fear.

      These people aren’t governing from facts. Which means that no amount of facts will deter them from their views.

      No facts will convince them that they are wrong.

      They are right. More importantly, they are righteous. And they will stop at nothing until they get their way.

      That’s what makes them dangerous.