'By design': Johnson falsely claims Democrats are trying to turn 'illegals' into voters
Cato Institute,Chick-Fil-A,Donald Trump,Mar-A-Lago,Senate,General News
Embattled Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson traveled nearly 1000 miles on Friday afternoon to appear with Donald Trump in a live joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago to promote legislation banning non-U.S. citizens from voting, which has been a federal law, and a felony, since 1997. But Johnson used the event to attack Democrats, falsely accusing them of a conspiracy to increase the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. for the direct and distinct purpose of pushing them to vote illegally in U.S. elections. The Speaker offered no...
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