Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson made false claims about voting integrity and immigration issues during a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s team framed the event as focusing on “election integrity,” perpetuating lies about the 2020 election being rigged and warning of future voter fraud. Johnson raised baseless concerns about undocumented immigrants casting votes, proposing a bill to require proof of US citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
Despite the claims made by Trump and Johnson, voting experts assert that the current system effectively prevents mass voting by non-citizens in US elections. The rare instances of non-citizens voting are minimal and do not pose a significant problem. With stringent voter registration requirements such as providing a driver’s license or social security number, the system is robust in preventing non-citizens from participating in federal elections.
Trump also made unfounded statements about migrants pouring into the US and claimed to have “broken Roe V. Wade” during the appearance. However, his assertions were debunked by legal scholars, who disagreed with his assertion that every legal scholar wanted Roe overturned. The event at Mar-a-Lago highlighted ongoing misinformation and false claims propagated by Trump and Johnson on election integrity and immigration issues.