'I won': Trump renews 2020 election claim, says 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally
Donald Trump has reiterated claims that the 2020 US presidential election was compromised by illegal votes from noncitizens, citing preliminary data from the Census Bureau. He is using these claims to advocate for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which would mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration.
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The article highlights ongoing political debates regarding election integrity and the legislative push for stricter voter identification requirements in the United States.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that he won the 2020 presidential election against Joe Biden, claiming that more than 24,000 "noncitizens" voted illegally in the polls.In a Truth Social post, Trump said the US Census Bureau had started checking voter records from 2020 against citizenship records, adding that the "SAVE America Act" must be passed."The Census Bureau has begun checking the voter records from 2020 against their Citizenship Records. On the first 128,000,000 Voters, the Census Bureau proves that over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally!" Trump said."The Census Bureau is going to analyse the next 32,000,000 Voters, and this number will explode. I WON THE ELECTION! We must pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
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