Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced a major election integrity measure on Friday.The bill‚ soon to be introduced by GOP lawmakers‚ would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship to votea common sense measure.Johnson introduced the bill alongside President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago press event.Every single person who registers to vote in a Federal election must prove theyre an American citizen first.Our bill would put us on par with virtually every other democracy around the world that also prohibits non-citizen voting‚ Johnson stated on Friday. BREAKING: SPEAKER JOHNSON INTRODUCED BILL REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO VOTEEvery single person who registers to vote in a Federal election must prove theyre an American citizen first.Our bill would put us on par with virtually every other democracy around the pic.twitter.com/jYf0qQWxh7 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 12‚ 2024Speaker Johnson speaks about how Bidens border crisis affects election integrity in the United States during Mar-a-Lago press conference pic.twitter.com/f8QQ7S6V3P RSBN (@RSBNetwork) April 12‚ 2024FREE AND FAIR: At he and Donald Trumps presser on U.S. election integrity‚ House Speaker Mike Johnson detailed the legislative means by which Republicans will seek to ensure Americans‚ and Americans alone can cast their vote. https://t.co/v9k51VTCPT pic.twitter.com/ShkvOz8zfL NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 12‚ 2024Left-wing outlets likeNBC News all decried the proposed election integrity measure with nearly identical rhetoric:It seems like common sense‚ Im sure all of us would agree that we only want U.S. citizens to vote in U.S. elections‚ Johnson said‚ falsely suggesting that so many people are registering to vote when they obtain welfare benefits.It is already a crime to register or vote as a noncitizen in all state and federal elections‚ though Washington‚ D.C.‚ and a handful of municipalities in California‚ Maryland and Vermont allow noncitizen voting in local elections.Former Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy offered five simple tips to bolster election integrity and trust in the U.S. election system.A simple message to the GOP: play to win. 1. Make Election Day a National Holiday2. Single-Day Voting3. Paper Ballots4. Government-issued voter ID to match the voter file5. English as the sole language that appears on a ballot pic.twitter.com/Kaf5J9yhg0 Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) April 12‚ 2024Axios added:Trumps assurance that he stands by the speaker came as conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has ratcheted up her attacks on Johnson in the latest display of GOP congressional dysfunction.My favorite part was this little statement right here:then Ill turn it back over to the PresidentHELLO!!! https://t.co/h0VdgeiTHU DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) April 12‚ 2024I know hes probably referring to him as President in the historic sense (once President‚ always President) but it was so nice to hear President Trump again instead of Former President Trump.Cant wait to see this man back in front on the camera holding Press Conferences like this every day for the next 4 years!

Four Native American tribes have banned Governor Kristi Noem from their land after Noem claimed some tribal leaders were profiting off of Mexican drug cartels.Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from their land over her comments made in February.Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Janet Alkire was furious over Noems comments and shared that Noems wild and irresponsible attempt to connect tribal leaders and parents with Mexican drug cartels is a sad reflection of her fear-based politics.Noem was previously banned from entering the land of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe lands.MAGA Gov. Kristi Noem was banished from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in her own state of South Dakota on Thursday‚ the fourth Lakota tribe to bar her from its lands in recent months.https://t.co/ykkDTLcVI9 The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 12‚ 2024The Hill had more on the story:The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land.On Wednesday‚ the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for racially charged comments she made at town halls events alleging some tribal leaders are personally benefiting from Mexican drug cartel activity on reservations‚ the South Dakota Searchlight reported.The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is straddles the border of North Dakota and South Dakota. The governor was banned from two other reservations earlier this year‚ a trend that started after she delivered remarks on the U.S.-Mexico border in February.Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Janet Alkire said in a statement that Noems attempts to link tribes with the Mexican cartel was irresponsible and a sad reflection of her fear-based politics that do nothing to bring people together to solve problems.Rather than make uninformed and unsubstantiated claims‚ Noem should work with tribal leaders to increase funding and resources for tribal law enforcement and education‚ Alkires statement said‚ reported by the Searchlight.Another Native American tribe has banned Gov. Kristi Noem‚ citing inflammatory comments connecting tribal lands to cartels.https://t.co/AldRi7Z6Nq pic.twitter.com/jUrompS1pE KELOLAND News (@keloland) April 10‚ 2024Newsweek got the scoop‚ too:A third Native American tribe has banned South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem from visiting its reservation following Noems accusations that Mexican drug cartels are facilitating crime on Indigenous land in her state.The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe announced in a news release on Wednesday that its council voted to banish Noem. The motion comes a few weeks after the tribes chairwoman‚ Janet Alkire‚ rebuked Noems comments in a statement shared to social media‚ saying that the governors wild and irresponsible attempt to connect tribal leaders and parents with Mexican drug cartels is a sad reflection of her fear-based politics.Noem‚ a close ally to former President Donald Trump‚ was banned from two other Indigenous reservations earlier this year after saying during a speech before the South Dakota Legislature in January that certain drug cartels have been successful in recruiting tribal members to join their criminal activity.She reiterated her claims during a town hall in March‚ accusing some Native American leaders of personally benefiting from Mexican cartels operating in their territory and that children living on such reservations dont have parents who show up and help them.Noem was banished by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Council on April 2 and the Oglala Sioux Tribe in February‚ which are both headquartered in South Dakota. The Standing Rock reservation spans the borders of North Dakota and South Dakota.South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Banned From Another Tribes Reservation https://t.co/QpAeW52d9W HuffPost Women (@HuffPostWomen) April 11‚ 2024

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‚ a Republican‚ has been banished from visiting approximately 10 percent of the lands within her own state.The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council voted to formally ban Noem from visiting the tribes lands.According to theDaily Mail‚ the South Dakota governor is accused of making racially charged claims during town hall meetings.Noem allegedly accused some tribal leaders of benefiting from Mexican drug cartels‚Daily Mail wrote.South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is banished from 10 PERCENT of land in her own state as a THIRD Native American tribe the Standing Rock Sioux bans her for saying they were in bed with Mexican drug cartels https://t.co/t408IXEgPZ pic.twitter.com/gPk4tvnlda Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 12‚ 2024In addition to the Standing Rock Sioux‚ the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe banned Noem from their reservations.Daily Mail reports:Governor Kristi Noems wild and irresponsible attempt to connect tribal leaders and parents with Mexican drug cartels is a sad reflection of her fear-based politics that do nothing to bring people together to solve problems‚ said Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire.Rather than make uninformed and unsubstantiated claims‚ Noem should work with tribal leaders to increase funding and resources for tribal law enforcement and education‚ she added.Noem sparked outrage among Native Americans after she accused tribal leaders of being in league with Mexican drug cartels last month.Weve got some tribal leaders that I believe are personally benefitting from the cartels being here‚ and thats why they attack me every day‚ she said.She also accused Native American parents of not being engaged in their childrens lives and blamed them for the poor academic performance in tribal areas.My next step would be to do what I can to get a tribe to participate with me to help their kids be more successful‚ Noem said.The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council voted Thursday to ban the governor from its reservation‚ KELOLAND News said.South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says the tribes are not responsible for her banishment from some tribal land within the state. The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council voted Thursday to ban the governor from its reservation. https://t.co/SnjeA6tRdN pic.twitter.com/ITMNfbjESJ KELOLAND News (@keloland) April 11‚ 2024I dont believe its the tribes that are banishing me‚ Noem said‚ according to the outlet.It is their tribal governments‚ and it is their presidents‚ their chairmen. I do not believe it is the community members‚ she added.Per KELOLAND News:While some tribal officials may not want Noem on the land‚ she says the people support her.Dan‚ I have gotten hundreds and hundreds of emails and phone calls from people who live in these communities‚ Noem said. Tribal members who say‚ Governor‚ youre right. We need an audit.Noem called in March for audits of all federal money that has gone to South Dakota tribes.The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council voted Thursday to ban the governor from its reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribe was the first to ban the governor in the wake of a joint address where Noem told lawmakers in Pierre about alleged gang and cartel activity. Noem on Thursday said she had spoken recently with Oglala Sioux Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out.I requested a meeting with him and then also had the chance to visit with him about a week and a half ago in person and invited him again‚ told him Id meet him down at Pine Ridge‚ if he wanted to come to Pierre‚ anywhere he wanted to meet‚ Id love to have a conversation about what we can do to ensure law and order and safety for his community‚ Noem said.The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council voted to ban the governor at a meeting on April 2.She said that council‚ councils were in on with the cartel‚ Mexican cartels and things like that‚ and she also made statements about our children‚ and the‚ our parents‚ our schools‚ pretty negative‚ derogatory statements‚ Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Ryman LeBeau said at the April 2 meeting.WATCH:

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