Trump Announces White House Aide James Braid Is Leaving
Trump on Thursday blasted the Census Bureau, claiming its review of voter rolls would prove noncitizens voted illegally and bolster his assertion that he won the election. He also pushed a Florida governor profile of Byron Donalds, issued a full-throated endorsement of Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei, and amplified a Fox News segment praising his support for law enforcement. In a separate post, he announced that his director of legislative affairs, James Braid, will leave the White House in September.
Census and Noncitizen Voting Claims
ElectionIntegrityTrump claimed the Census Bureau had begun comparing 2020 voter records with citizenship records and said the first tranche of data showed more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally. He argued the findings would grow as more records were checked and used the post to renew his claim that he won the election and to urge passage of the SAVE America Act.
This is a classic Trump election-integrity message: it blends a sweeping allegation of fraud with a demand for new legislation, keeping the 2020 election narrative alive for his base. By invoking the Census Bureau as an apparent validator, he is trying to give official weight to a claim that would otherwise be seen as partisan speculation, while also signaling that voting restrictions remain central to his political agenda. The post is designed to reinforce distrust in election systems, justify tighter rules on citizenship verification, and keep the idea of a stolen election in circulation as a mobilizing theme.
“The Census Bureau has begun checking the Voter Records from 2020 against their Citizenship Records.”
“I WON THE ELECTION! We must pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.”