DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has doubled down on former President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims regarding the 2020 election. Mullin asserted that a Department of Homeland Security memo revealed 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada.

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This isn’t about rehashing the 2020 election. This is just exposing what took place, and to make sure it never happens again.

However, election experts like David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research have criticized the administration for its lack of transparency regarding the methodology used to reach this figure. State officials from the mentioned states have also pushed back, with Pennsylvania's Republican Secretary of State Al Schmidt stating that evidence shows noncitizen voting is extremely rare.

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All evidence has shown that noncitizen voting is extremely rare across the country, including in Pennsylvania.

Mullin also claimed that 28,000 noncitizens were identified on voter rolls in 23 states participating in the Save program. While Becker found this number plausible, he noted it represents only 0.04% of eligible voters in those states. Mullin insisted the numbers are factual and urged all states to partner with DHS to secure elections. He also repeated conspiracy theories about voting machines being insecure and vulnerable to foreign adversaries.

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One thing that I love about numbers, and I love about facts is they don’t lie.