DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended President Donald Trump's push for citizenship checks in federal elections Sunday, claiming DHS was preparing for the 2026 midterms by reviewing voter information and records."Well, we’re going to make sure that our Constitution is upheld, meaning that only citizens of the United States are voting," Mullin said to Kasie Hunt on CNN's State of the Union.When Mullin was asked what DHS planned to do with voter information under Trump’s election order, Mullin said the administration wanted to protect "the integrity of our election."Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the Trump administration’s push for citizenship verification ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER OVERHAULING MAIL-IN VOTING IN MAJOR ELECTION INTEGRITY PUSHMullin also said the federal election cycle was central to the country and argued that citizenship verification should not be controversial."What we want to make sure is that every vote actually counts, that we’re not having games like you might see in sanctuary cities," Mullin said.
"I’m not saying they are.I’m just saying, but why wouldn’t we want to make sure that it’s safe?"Hunt pressed Mullin on the scope of noncitizen voting, citing a Heritage Foundation count of 25 prosecutions for voter fraud cases where citizenship was an issue.
Mullin rejected the suggestion that the number was too small to justify action.Mullin defended President Donald Trump’s election integrity push, arguing that even one illegal vote was "one too many." (Cliff Owen)HOUSE OVERSIGHT PROBE PUTS MINNESOTA ELECTIONS UNDER SCRUTINY OVER NONCITIZEN VOTING CONCERNS"Twenty-five is 25 too many," Mullin said."It’s kind of like one illegal death, one individual that dies from the hands of an illegal is one too many.
It’s all preventable.One person voting illegally is one too many."Mullin said DHS wanted the midterms to be viewed as secure and trusted, b...