In his first meeting with congressional leaders on Monday night, President Donald Trump once again insisted on the widely debunked claim that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for 3 million to 5 million “illegals” who voted in the 2016 election.
Despite numerous studies and investigations dispelling any notion of widespread voter fraud; a statement Tuesday from the National Association of Secretaries of State, which represents the nation’s chief state election officials, saying it is “not aware of any evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by President Trump”; and the mathematical improbability of such a fraud taking place, the White House is backing Trump’s claims without providing verifiable facts.
The president “believes what he believes,” said White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday. “He has stated that before. I think he’s stated his concerns of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign and continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him.”
