Johnson and Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from voting
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will promote a bill with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence aimed at preventing noncitizens from voting .
Johnson will hold a joint news conference with Trump on Friday at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence, where the top House Republican will tout legislation aimed at “elevating the issue of non-citizen voting in elections federal,” according to one person. familiar with planning.
The event is also an effort to rally Republican lawmakers to “join the team” on the issue of election security, the person said.
However, non-citizens are already not allowed to vote in federal elections in the United States, and this is not a common occurrence. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, no states currently allow non-citizens to vote in state-level elections, although some municipalities may have their own rules for local elections.
The former president has long falsely claimed that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He has pleaded not guilty in two criminal cases – one federal and one in the state of Georgia – l ‘accusing him of trying to steal the election from President Joe Biden.
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Still, the bill backed by Trump and Johnson also comes as House Republicans hope to form a united front in 2024, despite the chaos that has often consumed the lower chamber.
Their meeting will be the first public event between the two Republicans and comes at a critical time for Johnson’s presidency. The speaker is currently facing an ouster threat from conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and has also drawn the ire of other ultraconservatives in the House.
Nineteen House Republicans this week rejected a procedural step known as a “rule” vote in the House on a controversial espionage law, a GOP rebellion that effectively froze the House and let the legislation in a state of blur.
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