{"id":2338966,"date":"2024-09-10T03:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T07:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T03:09:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T07:09:03","slug":"trump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and allies hitch stolen election claims onto SAVE Act &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u2062discusses \u200dthe ongoing political maneuvering among Republicans regarding \u200bthe SAVE Act, which aims to prohibit noncitizens from voting\u200c in\u200d federal elections. As\u2062 the House Republicans prepare to vote \u2064on a six-month continuing resolution to \u2062extend government spending, the inclusion of\u2062 the SAVE Act has become a contentious issue. Former President Donald Trump and \u200dhis allies \u200dplan to leverage \u200bDemocratic opposition \u2063to the bill, framing it\u2064 as evidence \u2064of a lack\u200c of commitment to election integrity, which they can \u2062use to question \u2063the legitimacy of\u200d the\u200d upcoming November\u2062 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Despite existing\u2064 federal laws requiring \u2062voter registration forms to confirm citizenship, Republicans express concerns about\u200c the sufficiency of current voter ID regulations. They aim \u2064to use their push for the SAVE\u200c Act to highlight perceived vulnerabilities in the \u2062electoral system. Democratic leaders and the Biden administration \u2064are staunchly opposed to \u2064the \u200clegislation,\u2064 labeling it as a partisan tactic, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging\u200b for a \u2062resolution free from such divisive proposals.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst this backdrop,\u2064 Trump continues \u200cto propagate claims of widespread electoral fraud, asserting that Democrats are attempting\u2064 to\u200d introduce illegal voters into the electoral process. While he has recently acknowledged\u200d his narrow \u200closs in the 2020\u2062 election, Trump maintains that the electoral\u200d system is\u200b compromised, and his \u2062supporters express frustration over the implications \u200dof this\u2064 narrative. The \u200carticle reveals a landscape of heightened political tensions as\u2062 both parties prepare for the upcoming\u2063 election, focusing \u2063on\u200d election integrity\u200c as a key battleground.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump and allies hitch stolen election claims onto SAVE Act<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As Republicans look to attach their election integrity bill to a must-pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3143608\/johnson-opposition-save-act-shutdown-gop-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government spending bill<\/a>, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his allies are preparing to use Democratic opposition to lay the groundwork for claims of a stolen election before voters even cast their ballots in the November election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Republicans are poised to vote this week on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3141746\/house-republicans-punt-government-spending-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>six-month continuing resolution<\/a> that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-vote-on-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-in-last-ditch-bid-to-avert-shutdown\/\" title=\"House to vote on short-term funding bill in last effort to avoid shutdown.\">extend current spending levels<\/a> until late March, pushing off negotiations for the fiscal 2025 budget until lawmakers know who will be in the White House next year. But with that comes a catch: Republicans are pushing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3143157\/vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-government-shutdown-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>include the SAVE Act<\/a>, a GOP-led bill that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in federal elections &mdash; something Democrats adamantly oppose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now Republicans are likely to use that opposition to paint Democrats as weak on election integrity and putting the November contest at risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We just now need all Republicans to get behind it and jam it down the throats of Democrats who are more interested in perpetuating their scheme of pulling in voters for Democrats than standing up for citizen-only voting,&rdquo; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), author of the SAVE Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glennbeck\/status\/1831803112652468393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told conservative radio host Glenn Beck<\/a> of the proposal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Top congressional Democrats have already come out in opposition to attaching the SAVE Act to any government spending bill, accusing Republicans of pushing forward a &ldquo;partisan and extreme continuing resolution&rdquo; that is &ldquo;unserious and unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress must pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding Government Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> that will permit us to complete the appropriations process during this calendar year and is free of partisan policy changes inspired by Trump&rsquo;s Project 2025,&rdquo; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote in a &ldquo;Dear Colleague&rdquo; letter on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The White House also opposes the funding proposal and President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the legislation should it reach his desk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2995998\/johnson-unveils-election-bill-noncitizens-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>had a heavy hand in crafting the SAVE Act <\/a>alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) earlier this year over concerns that &ldquo;potentially hundreds of thousands of votes&rdquo; will be cast in November by illegal immigrants, claiming they do not need to prove their citizenship under current law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also accused Democrats of &ldquo;importing voters&rdquo; from foreign countries, a claim that has been amplified by allies such as Elon Musk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are allowing these people to come in. &hellip; They are signing them up to vote,&rdquo; Trump said at a campaign event in January. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why you are having millions of people pour into our country, and it could very well affect the next election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal law already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-unveils-election-bill-to-ban-noncitizens-from-voting\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson introduces bill to prohibit noncitizens from voting\">requires voter registration forms<\/a> to compel voters to swear under penalty of perjury that they are citizens of the United States. Additionally, individuals must provide proof of a driver&rsquo;s license or Social Security number for election officials to verify their identity in U.S. databases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, some Republicans have lamented the law does not go far enough to require additional scrutiny on whether individuals are eligible to vote. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), locked in a competitive bid to become the next Senate GOP leader, downplayed Trump&rsquo;s stolen election comments as nothing more than concern about voter ID.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know from polling that voter ID is enormously popular on a bipartisan basis,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I honestly don&rsquo;t see what the big deal is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a close ally of Trump, also downplayed his remarks on election integrity: &ldquo;If people are interfering with elections, it&rsquo;s illegal. There ought to be a bit of a clamp down on it. I think that would help restore some trust into our system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats oppose the proposal as a &ldquo;scare tactic&rdquo; that feeds into unfounded claims that millions of illegal immigrants are voting in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Trump and his allies are planning to use that opposition in their favor, preparing arguments for widespread election fraud if Trump loses in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In each state, we are deploying lawyers to help back the Constitution and the right to vote when you have the right to vote &mdash; not to flood illegal aliens into this country in an attempt to shake it down because you can&rsquo;t win with the American vote. We know that&rsquo;s what they&rsquo;re doing,&rdquo; Trump lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6361701650112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alina Habba told Fox News<\/a> on Sunday. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s disgusting. The Democrats can&rsquo;t win lawfully, so they&rsquo;re trying to make sure that they turn their cheek the other way instead of enforcing the laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long amplified unsubstantiated claims of Democratic cheating in 2020, which he has said is responsible for his close loss to Biden. However, Trump has in recent weeks acknowledged he lost &ldquo;by a whisker,&rdquo; one of his most direct acceptances of defeat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That concession prompted backlash from some of his furthest-to-the-right supporters who lamented their efforts to help overturn the election results over Trump&rsquo;s claims they were fraudulent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, why did we do Stop the Steal? Why did anyone go to Jan. 6? Why did anyone go to jail?&rdquo; Nick Fuentes, a hard-right political commentator who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v5dobot-what-is-even-left-of-maga.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said on his podcast<\/a> last week. &ldquo;It would have been good to know that before 1,600 people got charged. It would&rsquo;ve been good to know that before I had all my money frozen, put on a no-fly list, banned from everything, [and] lost all my bank and payment processing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite admitting defeat at times, Trump continues to claim Democrats cheat and steal votes, even going so far as to threaten the prosecution of election officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-legal-action-jail-time-for-those-who-cheated-in-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump threatens legal action, jail time for those who &#039;cheated&#039; in election - Washington Examiner\">include long term prison sentences<\/a> so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again,&rdquo; Trump wrote on Saturday on his Truth Social platform. &ldquo;We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON&rsquo;T!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign decried Trump&rsquo;s sentiments, accusing the former president of &ldquo;openly laying out how he will try to rule as a dictator on day one to go after his political enemies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An extreme and unhinged Donald Trump is further ratcheting up his dangerous threats of revenge and retribution,&rdquo; Harris campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa said in a statement. &ldquo;Another thing is clear: For Donald Trump, it&rsquo;s all about himself. The American people will reject Trump&rsquo;s self-obsessed revenge tour this November and elect the only candidate with a positive vision for our country who is actually fighting not for herself but for all Americans regardless of political party &mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and his supporters are linking allegations of a stolen election to the SAVE Act as Republicans aim to attach their election integrity legislation to an essential government spending bill. With the House set to vote on a six-month continuing resolution that would maintain current funding levels until late March, negotiations for the fiscal 2025 budget will be postponed until after next year&#8217;s presidential election. However, Republicans want to include the SAVE Act\u2014a GOP-sponsored bill that would ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections\u2014despite strong opposition from Democrats. This opposition is likely to be used by Republicans to portray Democrats as lacking commitment to election integrity and jeopardizing the upcoming November elections.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who authored the SAVE Act, expressed his desire for all Republicans to support it and criticized Democrats for allegedly prioritizing voter recruitment over citizen-only voting rights during an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck. Congressional Democrats have already voiced their disapproval of attaching the SAVE Act to any spending bill, labeling it a &#8220;partisan and extreme&#8221; measure that is &#8220;unserious and unacceptable.&#8221; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) emphasized in a letter that Congress should pass a short-term resolution focused on completing appropriations without partisan policy changes influenced by Trump\u2019s Project 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has also rejected this funding proposal, with President Joe Biden threatening a veto if it reaches his desk. Trump played a significant role in developing the SAVE Act alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), citing concerns about illegal immigrants potentially casting votes in November without needing proof of citizenship under current laws. He has accused Democrats of &#8220;importing voters&#8221; from abroad\u2014a claim echoed by allies like Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Despite existing federal laws requiring voter registration forms that affirm citizenship under penalty of perjury, some Republicans argue these measures do not go far enough in ensuring eligibility verification for voters. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) downplayed Trump&#8217;s claims about stolen elections as mere concerns regarding voter ID requirements while Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) suggested there should be stricter enforcement against electoral interference.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats view these proposals as fearmongering tactics feeding into baseless assertions about widespread illegal voting among immigrants. Consequently, Trump and his allies plan to leverage Democratic resistance as evidence of potential electoral fraud if he loses again in November.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s attorney Alina Habba stated they are mobilizing legal support across states to uphold constitutional voting rights against what they perceive as attempts by Democrats to undermine lawful processes due to their inability to win fairly at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has previously amplified unverified claims regarding cheating during the 2020 election\u2014blaming it for his narrow loss\u2014he recently acknowledged losing &#8220;by a whisker,&#8221; which drew criticism from some far-right supporters who felt misled about efforts made following those claims.<\/p>\n<p>Despite occasional admissions of defeat, Trump continues asserting that Democratic cheating occurs and even threatened prosecution against election officials involved in such activities through posts on social media platforms like Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign condemned Trump&#8217;s rhetoric, accusing him of outlining dictatorial intentions aimed at punishing political adversaries while emphasizing Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s commitment toward serving all Americans regardless of party affiliation ahead of this November&#8217;s elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3158,"featured_media":2338967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/donald-trump-fraud-wisconsin-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40517,32603,34333,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2338966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-claims","tag-political-news","tag-save-act","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/donald-trump-fraud-wisconsin-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}