Trump Claims �Illegal Aliens" Voted For Him In Droves.

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In public remarks, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly made
unfounded claims about the threat of widespread voting by �illegal aliens�
and noncitizens in the 2024 election.

Away from the spotlight, though, at least one Republican National Committee
official is telling volunteer poll watchers a completely different story:
that such voting is close to impossible.

In a private Oct. 29 training session for poll watchers in Pennsylvania, an
RNC election-integrity specialist told volunteers not to worry about
noncitizen voting in the 2024 election because the electoral system had
safeguards in place to prevent illegal votes.

ProPublica obtained a recording of the training session. The RNC official�s
comments have not been previously reported.

Watch Footage From an RNC Election Training Session
Credit: Obtained by ProPublica

The RNC official�s assurance contradicts statements made by Trump and his
Republican allies warning about �illegal aliens� casting ballots this year
and potentially swinging the election in favor of Democratic nominee Vice
President Kamala Harris.

�It is good to see the RNC official recognizing the truth, in contrast to
the many lies about noncitizen voting coming from Trump and his allies,�
said Rick Hasen, a professor and election-law expert at the UCLA School of
Law. �It would be even better for the officials to say it publicly.�

The RNC official who led the training session and a spokesperson for the
RNC did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Trump campaign
spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to ProPublica that
Democrats were �pushing for non-citizens to vote and influence the future
of our country,� adding, �President Trump and the RNC will continue the
fight to secure tomorrow�s election so that every American vote is
protected.�
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Voting by noncitizens is illegal under federal law and it almost never
happens. State and federal elections require voters to be U.S. citizens.
Government election officials from both parties have emphasized that there
are protections in place across the country to prevent noncitizens from
casting a ballot.

Yet that hasn�t stopped Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters
from making unfounded claims that noncitizens are registering and voting in
large numbers this year. �THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO �STUFF� VOTER
REGISTRATIONS WITH ILLEGAL ALIENS,� Trump posted on Truth Social in
September. Other prominent Trump supporters, including billionaire tech
investor Elon Musk and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, have also
amplified unfounded claims about Democrats seeking to �import� such voters.

But on the ground, Trump�s own party, at least in the important
battleground state of Pennsylvania, is undercutting those dark visions of
illegal voting. During the Oct. 29 training session, Joe Neild, a member of
RNC�s election integrity team in the state, said such a scenario is nearly
impossible.

A participant in the training session asked Neild about the potential for
noncitizens to cast votes in the election and what poll watchers could do
to stop them.

Neild replied that, in Pennsylvania, undocumented people can�t legally
register to vote and so they would not be included in the list of eligible
voters used at voting precincts, known as poll books.

Here is the exchange:

Training participant: �I have two questions. The first one is: How do you
know if they are illegal aliens or not, like, when they�re voting, as far
as what you were explaining with the ID? And if they�re from another
country it was OK as long as they had an ID. How do you know if they�re
illegal aliens? How can you stop that?�

Neild: �Well, if they�re illegal aliens, they�re not going to be inside the
poll book. Because if they�re illegal aliens, they�re not going to be able
to register to vote, because they�ll need a driver�s license number or a
Social Security number.

�And since the recent litigation in the years past, you do have � to be
able to get a driver�s license here in Pennsylvania, you have to show proof
of citizenship. So that is one way that they will not be able to get a
driver�s license.

�And then you have to be � since they�re illegal, they�re not going to be
able to get a Social Security number either.�

Three election-law experts reviewed the exchange between Neild and the
poll-watcher trainee. All of them said that Neild�s description of the law
and the safeguards in place against noncitizen voting were accurate.

Adam Bonin, a lawyer in Philadelphia who practices election law, said Neild
gave an accurate description of Pennsylvania law and the safeguards against
noncitizen voting there. Bonin said Neild�s comments were �absolutely
consistent� with what Pennsylvania�s secretary of the commonwealth, Al
Schmidt, a Republican, has said about preventing noncitizen voting.

"As has been the case before, Trump has local experts on his team who know
what the law is here in Pennsylvania and who understand the reality of how
our elections work,� Bonin said.

Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School and an expert on voting
rights who worked in the Obama and Biden administrations, said he applauded
Neild for using factual information in his training session. Levitt added
that he was not surprised

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot by a 14-year-old boy in a Minneapolis home early Tuesday morning, according to police.

What we know
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) said the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on the 2400 block of Ferrant Place. Officers at the scene found a 13-year-old boy inside the house with an apparent gunshot wound, and despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The preliminary investigation suggests the 13-year-old boy was shot while the 14-year-old boy was "handling a gun," a press release read. The 14-year-old boy was taken into custody at the scene.

Minneapolis police described this incident as an "apparent accidental shooting" but noted officers are still working to determine what led up to the shooting, according to the press release.

Two adult women and other juveniles were home at the time of the shooting, but no other injuries were reported.

What they’re saying
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a statement saying, "The death of a child is always incredibly troubling and tragic. Our investigators will work diligently to answer the many questions we have. In addition to supporting the families that are impacted by this tragedy, everyone must make every effort to ensure that every gun is securely stored."

What we don’t know
The MPD said in the press release that officers are "familiar with both of the boys" involved in this incident but did not provide further details.

Police did not say who owns the firearm or how the teenager got hold of it.

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