Trump blows the dogwhistle to his base on voter fraud: "Look at what's registering"
Speaking to GOP congresspeople Thursday, Trump leaned into his vow to investigate what he claims are widespread irregularities in voter registration.
"We need to keep the ballot box safe from illegal voting. And believe me, take a look at what's registering, folks."He added, "We're going to protect the integrity of the ballot box, and we're going to defend the votes of the American citizens. So important."
Trump's insistence on ordering a probe of voter registration comes amidst a flood of bipartisan objections that there is no evidence of widespread tampering or rigging of the 2016 presidential election.
The "what's registering" statement wasn’t received warmly by Republicans in the room. But Twitter knows exactly what he was saying. Read more
