Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting
Exclusive Elections Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting August 19, 20265:27 PM ET By Hansi Lo Wang , Jude Joffe-Block President Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the Census Bureau, as he speaks in the White House's Oval Office in 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A highly unusual Census Bureau report that President Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank, NPR has learned. The unauthored, seven-page report says it draws on a 2020 commercial voter file and various federal administrative records, but data and election experts say the report is questionable in its methodology and conclusions.
- ▪Exclusive Elections Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting August 19, 20265:27 PM ET By Hansi Lo Wang , Jude Joffe-Block President Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who overs
- ▪Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A highly unusual Census Bureau report that President Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Tru
- ▪The unauthored, seven-page report says it draws on a 2020 commercial voter file and various federal administrative records, but data and election experts say the report is questionable in its methodology and conclusions.
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Exclusive Elections Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting August 19, 20265:27 PM ET By Hansi Lo Wang , Jude Joffe-Block President Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the Census Bureau, as he speaks in the White House's Oval Office in 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A highly unusual Census Bureau report that President Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank, NPR has learned.
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