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!