President Donald Trump contradicted his own administration officials who stated that the citizenship question will no longer be included in the 2020 Census.
On Tuesday, a lawyer for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Census Bureau is printing the Decennial Census questionnaire without the citizenship question.
On Wednesday, Trump rejected reports about the DOJ and Commerce Department’s decision on the issue as “fake.” He said his administration is “absolutely moving forward” on reinstating the citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
He tweeted, “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.”
Supreme Court ruled that Sec. Ross’ reasons to add citizenship question was “contrived”
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Commerce Department failed to provide adequate and clear explanation for its decision to reinstate the citizenship question on the Decennial Census.
