Trump administration retreats on census citizenship question


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2019

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump, his administration ended its effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, saying that it will begin printing forms that do not include the contentious query.

But, nevertheless, Trump later indicated he would still try to get the "most vital" question included on the questionnaire.

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