Democrats criticize Trump’s claims of election interference - US politics live
Democratic officials and election experts are challenging claims made by the Trump administration regarding non-citizen voter registration. Critics argue the administration's data lacks transparency and contradicts evidence that non-citizen voting is extremely rare.
Why it matters
The integrity of the electoral process is a central pillar of US democracy, and disputes over voter eligibility have significant implications for political legitimacy.
Homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin is now holding a press conference to discuss his department’s alleged findings about election security. Donald Trump used the review compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims on Thursday during his televised address to the nation.
“This isn’t about rehashing the 2020 election. This is just exposing what took place, and to make sure it never happens again,” Mullin said, after the president’s speech was widely criticized for revealing no new information about the safety and security of the US elections, despite claiming that system falls “catastrophically short” of “greatness”.
Mullin claimed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified “250,000 non-citizens registered to vote in California, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada” . However, election experts, including David Becker , said the administration has not been “transparent about the methodology” in reaching that number.
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