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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington

Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though it’s already illegal

A white man with coiffed dark hair and tortoiseshell glasses wearing a suit speaks at a lectern, flanked by other white men in suits, and women in casual wear.
Mike Johnson introducing the Save act at the US Capitol on 8 May 2024 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Dozens of Donald Trump’s allies and election denialists, including extremists like lawyer Cleta Mitchell and ex-adviser Stephen Miller, are promoting a bill to bar non-citizens from voting in federal elections, even though it’s already illegal and evidence that non-citizens have voted in federal races is almost nil.

The push for the bill is seen as further evidence of extremist tactics used by ex-president Trump and his Maga movement to rev up his base of supporters for the 2024 election with outlandish claims designed to scaremonger over election fraud and far-right rhetoric detached from reality.

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