President Donald Trump ignited a fresh debate over election integrity Tuesday after publishing a Truth Social post claiming that the U.S. Census Bureau had begun comparing 2020 voter records with citizenship-related data.
The post made sweeping claims about the number of noncitizens allegedly identified in the review and renewed Trump’s call for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.
Trump wrote:
“The Census Bureau has begun checking the Voter Records from 2020 against their Citizenship Records. On the first 128,000,000 Voters, the Census Bureau proves that over 24,000 Noncitizens voted illegally! The Census Bureau is going to analyze the next 32,000,000 Voters, and this number will explode. I WON THE ELECTION! We must pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The claims immediately drew attention because they touch on one of the most contentious issues in American politics: whether election systems are doing enough to ensure that only eligible U.S. citizens are registered and casting ballots.
