{"id":2576603,"date":"2026-03-05T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-republicans-for-refusal-to-pass-save-act\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:30:04","slug":"trump-calls-out-republicans-for-refusal-to-pass-save-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-republicans-for-refusal-to-pass-save-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Calls Out Republicans for Refusal to Pass SAVE Act"},"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\">20<\/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-calls-out-republicans-for-refusal-to-pass-save-act%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=2576603&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>President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility act (SAVE Act) to secure U.S. elections,framing it as a country-defining fight for the nation\u2019s soul. The article notes that Trump posted a message to supporters urging action with passion and even at the expense of other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The SAVE Act has already passed the House, but Senate Republicans have not moved it forward amid debates over how to handle the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Some Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee, have shown support for the bill, while Senate leaders have avoided concrete steps to initiate a talking filibuster or change Senate rules.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece highlights ongoing political maneuvering, including pressure to use a &#8220;talking filibuster&#8221; to force debate and potentially pass the bill with 51 votes, despite the current 53-47 Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has publicly backed lifting the filibuster to pass the SAVE act and even suggested he could drop out of a Senate race if the bill advances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A Pew Research Center poll cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-cnn-analyst-not-one-racial-group-in-america-is-falling-for-the-dems-lies-on-voter-id-laws\/\" title=\"Chief CNN Analyst: Not One Racial Group in America Is Falling for the Dems&#039; Lies on Voter ID Laws\">article shows broad support<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-threatens-shutdown-so-gop-cant-stop-voter-fraud-3\/\" title=\"Schumer Threatens Shutdown So GOP Can&#039;t Stop Voter Fraud\">election-security measures<\/a>, including 83% overall support for requiring voter ID.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article situates these developments within the broader push by Trump and allied Republicans to push election-related reforms through Congress, with attention to the political dynamics and potential consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The source includes additional media embeds and site-specific widgets and references to related coverage.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump called out Republican lawmakers Thursday morning, saying they should pass the &ldquo;Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act&rdquo; to secure U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116177101048442216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">message<\/a> on , telling GOP lawmakers to act fast and with vigor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT &ndash; And not the watered down version,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a Country Defining fight for the Soul of our Nation!&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The bill has already passed the House of Representatives, despite Republicans&rsquo; razor-thin majority.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return; 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Polling has shown a huge majority of Americans support such measures.<\/p>\n<p>A Pew Research Center&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/08\/22\/majority-of-americans-continue-to-back-expanded-early-voting-voting-by-mail-voter-id\/#:~:text=Requiring%20all%20voters%20to%20show%20government%2Dissued%20photo%20identification%20(83%25)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a>&nbsp;from August 2025 found 83 percent of Americans, including 71 percent of Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-thune-should-use-this-trick-to-get-the-save-act-passed\/\" title=\"Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: Thune Should Use This Trick to Get the ... ...ed\">support requiring &#038;ldquo<\/a>;all voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >show government-issued photo identification<\/a> to vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide pressure has been building for Senate Republicans to pass the bill and send it to Trump&rsquo;s desk by using the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-thune-use-trick-get-save-act-passed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talking filibuster<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This would force Democrats hold the Senate floor by speaking or debating. Once they stop, the GOP could theoretically pass the bill with only 51 votes.<\/p>\n<p>They currently hold a 53-47 majority, with Vice President J.D. Vance ready to act as a tie-breaker in the event of a 50-50 split.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also pushed Senate leadership to get rid of the filibuster altogether, in order to codify his top agenda items.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has been leading the push to pass the SAVE Act, and the bill has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/trumps-election-bill-save-america-act-50-senate-votes-democrats-block-rcna259351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> gained the support of 50 senators thus far, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, however, has refused to take tangible steps to initiate a talking filibuster or to change Senate rules.<\/p>\n<p>Another senior Republican Senator, John Cornyn of Texas, is currently headed for a primary runoff against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/05\/ken-paxton-drop-out-senate-gop-runoff-trump-voter-id-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Thursday<\/a> that he would consider dropping out of the race altogether if the bill gets through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I&rsquo;m committed to helping President Trump get it done,&rdquo; Paxton wrote on the social media site X. &ldquo;I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I&rsquo;m committed to helping President Trump get it done.<\/p>\n<p>I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p>John Cornyn&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2029607496395239546?\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Now, Fake News reporters and the establishment are trying to destroy me with misinformation. The truth is clear: No one has been more loyal to Donald Trump than me &mdash; fighting the stolen 2020 election, being in Mar-a-Lago when he announced his 2024 campaign, and standing with him in NY in the face of lawfare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paxton added, &ldquo;For the good of our country and for the good of passing President Trump&rsquo;s agenda, I am determined to help him get this done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He called it a nation-defining fight for the country\u2019s soul and said the bill must be passed in its strongest form. The measure has already cleared the House despite Republicans holding a slim majority.<\/p>\n<p>Polling cited in the piece shows broad backing for voter-ID requirements, including 83% of Americans overall and 71% of Democrats. There is growing pressure in Washington for Senate Republicans to move the bill by employing a \u201ctalking filibuster,\u201d which would force Democrats to keep the Senate floor engaged in debate. The Senate\u2019s 53\u201347 Republican majority means, in theory, the bill could pass with 51 votes if filibuster rules were changed or eliminated, and Vice President Harris could serve as a tiebreaker in a 50\u201350 scenario. Trump has pressed Senate leadership to end the filibuster to advance his top agenda. 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