Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are meeting at Mar-a-Lago to discuss promoting a bill “to prevent non-citizens from voting,” although federal law already bans non-citizens from voting in U.S. federal elections, including races for president, vice president, Senate or House of Representatives.
[A 1996 law states that noncitizens who vote illegally will face a fine, imprisonment or both. Noncitizens who cast a ballot and get caught may also face deportation.]
Former Trump spokesman and strategist Steve Cortes (who worked for Trump’s campaigns in 2016 and 2020) is amplifying the redundant Trump/Johnson effort. He wrote: “It’s sad that we have to propose and fight for legislation to ban illegal aliens from voting.”
[RELATED: Mike Johnson Hitting Mar-a-Lago with Marjorie Taylor Greene in His Rear View Mirror]
Cortes added the MAGA talking point about Democrats allowing “millions to illegally cross into our country to try and rig our elections.” Again: Only American citizens can vote in federal elections; one must register to vote with a government issued ID. If you are not registered to vote, you cannot vote.
Steve Rattner, former advisor to former President Barack Obama and financial advisor to billionaire ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, replied to Cortes.
As seen below Rattner provided a visual and wrote: “Here is a map of all the states where non-citizens are allowed to vote in federal elections.” (It is a blank map of the United States.)
Here is a map of all the states where non-citizens are allowed to vote in federal elections. https://t.co/AaQNs76Nlk pic.twitter.com/aDfLuDOaXQ
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) April 11, 2024
It’s not the first time Rattner has fact-checked the GOP and Trump’s attacks against Biden and the Democratic Party, as seen below on Morning Joe.