Trump Says U.S. Is Importing Illegal Immigrants to Vote in Election
Donald Trump accused U.S. authorities on Friday of expediting citizenship applications in order to allow illegal immigrants to vote.
He didn’t provide any details or evidence to bolster this claim.
Speaking to representatives from the union that represents Border Patrol agents, Trump said, “They’re letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote.”
Trump’s comments about people coming across the border to vote were a response to Art Del Cueto, president of the union’s Tucson, Arizona, chapter, who attended the session.
Del Cueto said people who were apprehended crossing the border illegally and who have criminal records were not being dealt with because immigration authorities were tied up helping people get citizenship.
Trump asked why, and del Cueto responded, “so they can go ahead and vote before the election.”
“They want to hurry up and fast-track them so they can go ahead and be able to vote for the election,” Del Cueto said a few moments later, without providing specifics.
“You hear a thing like that, it’s a disgrace,” said Trump.
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Sam Reisman (@thericeman) is a staff editor at Mediaite.
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