Trump threatens not to sign any bills until Congress approves strict voter ID act | Donald Trump
Donald Trump has threatened not to sign any bills until Congress passes the American Save Act restricting the right to vote.
The president is fixated on false claims that noncitizens are stealing U.S. elections ahead of midterm elections that are expected to be fraught for Republicans. It was said on Truth Social On Sunday, he said the Save America Act “must be done immediately” and “will supersede everything else.”
“I MUST GET TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. As President, I will not sign any other bills until this becomes law AND NOT THE WATERED VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD,” he wrote.
He’s compiled a list of what he wants in the bill, but most of it isn’t currently included in the proposal: requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship, banning mail-in voting except in a few cases, and banning transgender people from participating in women’s sports and gender confirmation surgeries for minors unrelated to voting.
The White House previously confirmed that Trump had pushed for transgender issues to be included in the ballot measure. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week that Trump “has added some priorities” to the bill, including “a ban on transgender transition surgeries for minors.”
“We will not tolerate injuries to young children in this country. There is no place for men in women’s sports,” he said. “By bringing all of these priorities together, the president is showing how common sense they are.”
The Save America Act is the rebranded name of the American Voter Eligibility Protection Act, or Savings Act, a bill some versions of which have been circulating in Congress for more than two years.
The U.S. House passed the bill earlier this year, but it faces major challenges in the Senate, where it will need 60 votes to advance because of the filibuster rule. Republican senators will face intense lobbying to remove the filibuster to advance the legislation. Ken Paxton, who is already the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas and is facing a heated runoff with John Cornyn. in question He might consider leaving the race if Senate leaders agree to repeal the filibuster on the Save America Act, but it’s unclear how his departure relates to the bill’s machinations in Congress.
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Trump has suggested the U.S. government should federalize elections conducted by state and local jurisdictions of all political backgrounds across the country. He issued an executive order attempting to enact many provisions of the Savings Act. largely blocked by the courts. In early February, he suggested that Republicans should “take over” and “publicize” elections in 15 states to avoid the party’s impeachment.
Provisions of the Savings Act include: Requirement to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship (such as a passport or birth certificate) to register to vote; voter ID requirement to vote; banning states from registering people to vote unless they provide such documentation at registration; requirements for states to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered; Allowing private parties to sue election officials, as well as possible criminal penalties if anyone registers to vote without presenting proof of citizenship.
The bill also instructs states to turn over voter registration records to the Department of Homeland Security for citizenship verification. The justice department has attempted to gain access to voter rolls in several states, including filing lawsuits in some states.
Voting rights advocates said the bill would effectively prevent millions of Americans from voting, as only half of people have a valid U.S. passport and other documents such as birth certificates may not match people’s names. Officials pointed out the effects on married women who changed their names and whose documents were not updated and said that this law could create additional obstacles for them to vote.
“The SAVE Act will disenfranchise Americans of all ages and races, but young voters and voters of color will be disproportionately harmed,” the Brennan Center for Justice said. wrote in February.
This would also make voter registration cumbersome and hinder voter registration campaigns that typically use mail-in forms. To register for mail-in ballots, people will still need to provide proof of citizenship in person.
Several states have adopted citizenship laws for their choices, although they look different in each state. The Savings Act would replace these requirements for federal elections.
Non-citizen voting is incredibly rare, but it remains an issue that Republicans and Trump have cared about for years. In many cases where states tried to find troves of non-citizens on voter rolls, they instead ensnared eligible voters, including naturalized citizens.
Bipartisan Policy Center in question “there is no evidence that non-citizen voting initiatives are significant enough to affect the outcome of any election”. He pointed to a recent example from Utah, where he examined the state’s voter registration list and found an example of non-citizens registering to vote and non-citizens not voting.
