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Trump appears to contradict officials, says census citizenship question not abandoned
Last edited Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:44 PM - Edit history (1)
UPDATE: It's official. DOJ has fallen into line behind Trump.New LBN thread: DOJ says it's trying to find ways to include citizenship question on 2020 census
Corruption never sleeps in the Trump administration.
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Source: The Hill
Trump appears to contradict officials, says census citizenship question not abandoned
BY JORDAN FABIAN AND JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 07/03/19 11:19 AM EDT
President Trump stirred confusion on Wednesday by saying that reports his administration is stopping its effort to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census are “FAKE,” even though multiple departments have said the question is being dropped.
“The News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put the Citizenship Question on the Census is incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE! We are absolutely moving forward, as we must, because of the importance of the answer to this question,” he tweeted.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that the question could not be added, but said the Commerce Department could try and do so later by providing a different explanation.
But the Trump administration announced on Tuesday it would not move forward with the effort, with the Commerce and Justice departments saying the decision had been made to print census materials without the citizenship question.
“The Census Bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. My focus, and that of the bureau and the entire department, is to conduct a complete and accurate census,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday in a statement.
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BY JORDAN FABIAN AND JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 07/03/19 11:19 AM EDT
President Trump stirred confusion on Wednesday by saying that reports his administration is stopping its effort to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census are “FAKE,” even though multiple departments have said the question is being dropped.
“The News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put the Citizenship Question on the Census is incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE! We are absolutely moving forward, as we must, because of the importance of the answer to this question,” he tweeted.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that the question could not be added, but said the Commerce Department could try and do so later by providing a different explanation.
But the Trump administration announced on Tuesday it would not move forward with the effort, with the Commerce and Justice departments saying the decision had been made to print census materials without the citizenship question.
“The Census Bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. My focus, and that of the bureau and the entire department, is to conduct a complete and accurate census,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday in a statement.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451525-trump-appears-to-contradict-officials-calls-reports-on-2020-census
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