White House now allows election questions after four-year ban


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For the first time in four years, journalists are now able to address election integrity concerns during White House press briefings, marking a significant shift from previous restrictions. This change was highlighted during a recent press conference where reporters could openly discuss President Trump’s new Executive Order on election integrity.

This development comes after a period where the Biden administration’s Department of Justice faced criticism for its handling of citizens and journalists who questioned the 2020 election results, with some facing legal consequences and investigations.

During the White House press briefing, Cara Castronuova, representing GP and Lindell TV, posed questions about election integrity measures to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“First and foremost, thank you to the administration for the election integrity executive order because so many journalists for four years were banned from talking about this very subject—so thank you to the administration for that. My question is—yesterday President Trump when signing the order said there’s more to come when it comes to election integrity. Would that include same day voting and hand-counted paper ballots? And why are Democrats against election integrity measures like proof of citizenship when it comes to voting in a United States election?” Castronuova inquired.

Leavitt responded, “Well, it’s a very good question. You’ll have to ask the Democrats why they are against so many common sense things—not just mandating voter ID…why are they against men in women’s sports, why are they against deporting foreign terrorists from American soil who have been designated a foreign terrorist organization. And I am referring to Tren de Aragua.

As for the election integrity order that the President signed yesterday, this is in an effort to restore trust in American elections. There were more than ten steps taken, ten executive actions taken throughout this one order. It directs the attorney general and homeland security to prevent non-citizens from any involvement in administering elections.

There is also another host of actions. We can provide the fact sheet for you but it’s a very strong election integrity Executive Order and the President would also like to see Congress do something about this very important issue.”

The exchange highlighted the ongoing collaboration between election integrity advocates, including Mike Lindell, who maintained focus on fair election practices during the period when such discussions faced significant restrictions.