{"id":2578376,"date":"2026-03-10T20:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shoots-down-democrats-big-myth-about-the-save-america-act\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:36:58","slug":"watch-karoline-leavitt-shoots-down-democrats-big-myth-about-the-save-america-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shoots-down-democrats-big-myth-about-the-save-america-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Karoline Leavitt Shoots Down Democrats&#8217; &#8216;Big Myth&#8217; About the SAVE America 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\">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%2Fwatch-karoline-leavitt-shoots-down-democrats-big-myth-about-the-save-america-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=2578376&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 piece reports on White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denying democratic claims that the SAVE America Act would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-slams-myth-that-save-act-could-prevent-married-women-from-voting\/\" title=\"White House slams &#039;myth&#039; that ... could prevent ... from ...\">prevent married women<\/a> who have changed their last names from voting. leavitt says there is zero validity to the claim, calling it a myth perpetuated by the media, and she emphasizes that the act does not bar anyone from voting except illegal aliens. She notes that married women who are already registered remain eligible, and those who haven\u2019t updated their documentation can still register through state processes by using existing forms of citizenship proof. The article also presents Republican and Democratic reactions, including tweets and commentary from groups like Independent Women and Rapid Response 47, framing the dispute as a matter of interpretation and the need for documentation updates. the content outlines a political debate over voting rights, name-change documentation, and how the SAVE Act would be implemented.  <\/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>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday called Democratic claims that the SAVE America Act would bar women who have changed their last names after marriage from voting a &ldquo;huge myth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is zero validity to these claims,&rdquo; Leavitt said Tuesday during a White House media briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have the Democrats who have created this myth, and it has been perpetuated, unfortunately, by many in the mainstream media,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be very clear: The SAVE America Act does not prohibit anyone from voting, with the exception of illegal aliens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> says &ldquo;there is zero validity&rdquo; to the Democrats&rsquo; claim that the SAVE America Act would prevent and\/or hinder married women from voting in elections. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vQ28harwhT\">pic.twitter.com\/vQ28harwhT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2031439183911223570?\">March 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;The greatest way to disenfranchise American citizens from voting in American elections is to allow illegal aliens to vote, which is what Democrats want to do,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We see it taking place in Democrat jurisdictions at the state and local level across this country,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the SAVE America Act corrects that, and as far as married women who have changed their names, if they&rsquo;re already registered to vote, they are entirely unaffected by the SAVE Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Hillary Scholten says the Save Act will prevent 160k women from voting in her district because they didn&rsquo;t change their last names on their birth certificates after getting married.<\/p>\n<p>You <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outside-groups-leading-trump-gotv-game-may-be-a-good-thing\/\" title=\"Outside Groups Leading Trump GOTV Game May Be A Good Thing\">literally don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t change your name on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-assure-election-will-be-unsafe-unfair\/\" title=\"Noncitizens On ...r Rolls Assure Election Will Be Unsafe, Unfair\">birth certificate &#038;mdash<\/a>; are these people dumb!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMyZiD0n3b\">pic.twitter.com\/VMyZiD0n3b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American AF &#127482;&#127480; (@iAnonPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iAnonPatriot\/status\/2021950761899278416?\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She said married women who changed their names after marriage and have not yet registered &ldquo;can still register to vote, of course, they just have to go through their state processes to update that documentation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >scare tactic launched<\/a> by Democrats is actually an insult to those Democrats who they say would be unable to vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is something that the American people &mdash; married women, and minorities, and people all across this country who Democrats are insultingly saying cannot do this &mdash; they&rsquo;re already doing it every day, going to the Social Security office, going to the DMV. I think it&rsquo;s frankly insulting that the Democrats are saying that there are certain groups of people in this country who aren&rsquo;t smart enough to update their documentation to allow them to vote,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s simple: Marriage doesn&rsquo;t erase a woman&rsquo;s vote. Women who change their names still vote, &amp; the SAVE America Act doesn&rsquo;t change that. &#127482;&#127480;&#128499;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQHkZekuHR\">pic.twitter.com\/ZQHkZekuHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Independent Women (@IWF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWF\/status\/2024320873784602728?\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  In a post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/weber.house.gov\/news\/\/show.aspx?ID=TDCQ77OJXXUKE\">website<\/a>, Rep. Randy Weber, a Republican from Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/metoo-tweets-from-andrew-cuomo-that-aged-horribly\/\" title=\"#MeToo Tweets From Andrew Cuomo That Aged Horribly\">likewise called<\/a> the Democratic claim &ldquo;fake news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the SAVE Act, those individuals (i.e. most) who have updated their documentary proof of citizenship (which can include things like a REAL ID, passport, or government-issued identification with their place of birth), no action is needed, and they can register to vote,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the small fraction of individuals who have not yet updated their documentation to reflect a name change, which most do immediately for other life purposes, the SAVE Act explicitly directs states to establish a process for them to register to vote irrespective of those discrepancies,&rdquo; the post continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like other areas of the law, citizens will be able to use combinations of existing identification documents, certificates of birth from the state, and other similar documentation to demonstrate citizenship. 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She said the idea was created by Democrats and has been spread by some in the media. She stressed that the act does not prohibit anyone from voting, except illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Leavitt argued that allowing noncitizens to vote would be the real way to disenfranchise Americans, and that the SAVE America Act aims to address that. She noted that married women who have changed their names and are already registered to vote would not be affected by the act; those who have changed their names but are not yet registered can still register through their state processes to update documentation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Democrat Rep. Hillary Scholten claimed the act would prevent about 160,000 women in her district from voting because they didn\u2019t change their last names on their birth certificates after marriage. Leavitt countered that you don\u2019t change your name on a birth certificate, implying Scholten\u2019s claim is mistaken.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Leavitt argued that many Americans-married women, minorities, and others-already update their documents (at the Social Security office, DMV, etc.) and that the Democrats\u2019 scare tactics insult people who regularly update their paperwork to vote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) also called the Democratic claim \u201cfake news.\u201d He said that under the SAVE Act, most people who have updated their documentary proof of citizenship (REAL ID, passport, government ID with place of birth) can register to vote with no action needed. For the small number who have not updated their documentation to reflect a name change, the Act directs states to establish a process to register regardless of those discrepancies, allowing using combinations of documents to demonstrate citizenship. 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