'Every voter had valid photo ID': Trump recalls talk with CEC Gyanesh Kumar, praises India's election system
President Donald Trump praised India's election system and its use of biometric voter IDs while advocating for the passage of the SAVE America Act in the US. The proposed legislation aims to mandate proof of citizenship for federal voter registration.
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The debate over voter identification and election integrity remains a central and highly polarized issue in American domestic politics.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised India’s election system and called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which seeks to require proof of citizenship and voter identification in US elections.In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited a recent conversation involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India’s use of photo identification for voters.Trump said, "Earlier this month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration, How can you have Elections in the US without a valid Photo ID?"Referring to the last general election, Trump said, "India's last Election had 646,000,000 Voters!
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