{"id":2635747,"date":"2026-07-26T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-sidesteps-question-on-nj-voting-rolls-pivoting-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:02:27","slug":"jeffries-sidesteps-question-on-nj-voting-rolls-pivoting-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-sidesteps-question-on-nj-voting-rolls-pivoting-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries sidesteps question on NJ voting rolls pivoting to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeffries-sidesteps-question-on-nj-voting-rolls-pivoting-to-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) avoided addressing New Jersey\u2019s admission that thousands of noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote. Rather, he criticized President Trump adn Republicans for their election messaging, asserting confidence in state and local efforts to ensure fair elections and stating that any minor challenges would be promptly corrected. Jeffries also accused Trump and Republicans of using voter suppression as a strategy, arguing that their focus on election integrity is a response to their failure to improve Americans\u2019 economic conditions. The context includes the disclosure that New Jersey officials removed 6,600 individuals from the voter rolls after a software error falsely registered them as voters, with about 400 having previously voted.Democrats maintain such cases are isolated and manageable, while Republicans, including trump, see the incident as evidence of the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-sues-biden-dhs-over-noncitizen-voting-allegations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas sues Biden DHS over noncitizen voting allegations - Washington Examiner\">stricter voter verification measures<\/a>. this debate highlights ongoing concerns over election security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-attack-republicans-on-dc-noncitizen-voting-law-as-a-setup-for-election-fraud-claims\/\" title=\"Democrats criticize ... for DC noncitizen voting law as a potential avenue for election fraud allegations\">voter eligibility verification<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\"> Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) sidestepped a question about New Jersey\u2019s disclosure that thousands of noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote, instead criticizing President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663636\/trump-administration-mail-in-voting-appeals-court\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Republicans over election messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI continue to have confidence in state and local authorities in making sure that there\u2019s going to be a free and fair election in November,\u201d Jeffries said on CNN\u2019s State of the Union Sunday. \u201cIf modest or minor challenges emerge, such as the one that was disclosed voluntarily by the authorities in New Jersey, that it is immediately corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4663796\/jeffries-trump-gop-noncitizens-new-jersey-voter-rolls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries pivots to Trump and GOP when asked about noncitizens on New Jersey 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failed to actually deliver on making life more affordable for the American people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 NEW: CNN\u2019s Dana Bash just forced Hakeem Jeffries to face the one thing Democrats swore never happens.<\/p>\n<p>Bash: New Jersey found 6,600 noncitizens on the voter rolls. 400 of them actually voted.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries\u2019 response? Instant pivot to \u201cTrump and Republicans are the real threat with\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMI2a3UBUm\">pic.twitter.com\/aMI2a3UBUm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/2081378270918897865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have argued that such cases are isolated and that existing systems are capable of identifying and correcting errors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disclosure came after Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D-NJ) announced that New Jersey election officials removed 6,600 self-identified noncitizens from the state\u2019s voter rolls after a software error mistakenly registered them. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4657284\/sherrill-remove-6000-noncitizens-voter-rolls-dmv-error\/\"><strong>SHERRILL TO REMOVE 6,000 NONCITIZENS FROM VOTER ROLLS AFTER DMV ERROR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State officials said the individuals were removed from the rolls, while an investigation found that about 400 had cast ballots in previous elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue has fueled renewed debate over election integrity and whether states should take additional steps to verify voter eligibility. Republicans, including Trump, have pointed to the New Jersey disclosure as evidence that stronger safeguards are needed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries avoids NJ noncitizen vote issue, criticizes Trump, GOP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2635748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26204575224682-e1785089253130.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43593,50470,83238,57007,3634],"class_list":["post-2635747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-controversy","tag-jeffries-2","tag-nj-voting","tag-political-interview","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26204575224682-e1785089253130.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635751,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635747\/revisions\/2635751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}