Trump Revives 24,000 Noncitizen Vote Claim, Again Insisting He Won 2020
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 18
Trump Revives 24,000 Noncitizen Vote Claim, Again Insisting He Won 2020
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 18
Summary
Trump said on Truth Social that a review of 128 million voter and citizenship records found more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in 2020, then declared, “I WON THE ELECTION!”
24,000 votes would still fall far short of overturning Joe Biden’s more than 7 million-vote national margin, and Trump offered no evidence showing where those ballots were cast or which candidate benefited.
The Census Bureau and White House did not explain the purported review, and the images Trump posted suggested it may rely on citizenship databases that can contain outdated or inaccurate records.
The renewed claim supports Trump’s push for the stalled Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and which critics say could disenfranchise eligible voters.
Independent reviews and court findings have repeatedly found noncitizen voting in federal elections is rare, while the Justice Department’s effort to obtain state voter rolls has lost 23 of 30 cases.