Trump Seizes on New Jersey Election Error to Boost Misleading Fraud Claims The recent revelation in New Jersey that 6,600 noncitizens had been registered to vote due to a software error has become the latest flashpoint in Donald Trump's campaign to undermine confidence in the US election system.
The incident is striking not for its size – representing just 0. 009% of New Jersey's active registered voters – but rather how Trump and his allies have seized on it as further "proof" of widespread voter fraud.
Trump has a history of peddling misinformation about voting and election integrity whenever he faces electoral uncertainty or setback.