Trump targets Lisa Murkowski over SAVE America Act impasse
President Donald Trump urged attendees at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference to pressure Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to support the SAVE America Act, which they have opposed. the legislation aims to require voter ID and proof of citizenship for voting and registration nationwide.Even though the House previously passed the bill, Senate Republicans have struggled to gather enough votes for passage. Trump emphasized the importance of passing the act to protect elections and criticized some Democrats and Republicans for opposing it. He also called out Murkowski directly, suggesting she would not win future elections unless she supports the bill. Trump linked the legislation to election security measures like voter ID and limited mail-in ballots, and he threatened a 100% tariff on European countries implementing a new digital services tax. His comments and campaign efforts reflect his focus on election integrity and opposition to certain international policies.
President Donald Trump called on attendees at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference on Friday to pressure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to change her staunch opposition to the SAVE America Act.
Though Senate Republicans have repeatedly failed to whip enough votes to pass the bill, Trump declared earlier this week that he would not sign any additional legislation into law until the SAVE America Act is passed. The legislation would require voter ID to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register to vote nationwide. The House previously passed the measure along party lines.
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“We have to pass the SAVE America Act to protect our sacred American elections,” the president declared on Friday at the Washington Hilton, adding that Democrats “and a few Republicans” are “doing a tremendous disservice to this country” by opposing the legislation.
“Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, you should call her and tell her to get on the ball. She’ll never win another election. I can tell you, she has got to get — she’s got to vote,” he continued.
“It’s called the SAVE America Act. It’s voter ID,” Trump added. “You can look, and you can say, ‘Oh, that person’s OK,’ or for lots of reasons, ‘That person is not the same person.’ We want proof of citizenship, and we want no mail-in ballots, except for illness, disability, and military deployment, or travel.”
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