{"id":2580903,"date":"2026-03-17T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-of-permanent-consequences-for-every-lawmaker-who-votes-against-the-save-america-act\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:11:18","slug":"trump-warns-of-permanent-consequences-for-every-lawmaker-who-votes-against-the-save-america-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-of-permanent-consequences-for-every-lawmaker-who-votes-against-the-save-america-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Warns of Permanent Consequences for Every Lawmaker Who Votes Against 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\">30<\/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-warns-of-permanent-consequences-for-every-lawmaker-who-votes-against-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=2580903&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>Trump pushes the Save America act, arguing it would prevent \u201crigged\u201d elections by enforcing voter ID, proof of citizenship, and tighter limits on mail-in voting, while portraying opponents as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-hope-i-scared-the-sht-out-of-you-bill-maher-warns-of-slow-moving-coup-that-could-put-trump-back-in-power\/\" title=\"\u2018I Hope I Scared The Sh*t Out Of You:\u2019 Bill Maher Warns Of \u2018Slow-Moving Coup\u2019 That Could Put Trump Back In Power\">undermining election integrity<\/a>. The piece notes that the Senate is preparing to debate the bill and that Trump urged bipartisan support, warning that opponents would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-chance-atlantic-writer-begs-for-pandemic-amnesty-forgiveness-for-covid-tyranny\/\" title=\"Not A Chance: Atlantic Writer Begs For \u2018Pandemic Amnesty,\u2019 Forgiveness For COVID Tyranny\">face political consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News is cited as saying the bill is broadly popular, including that about 71% of Democrats support voter ID. Democrats counter that the legislation amounts to Jim Crow 2.0 and could disenfranchise millions of Americans, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer making that claim and Senate Majority Leader John Thune defending ID requirements as common sense. Even Democrat Sen. John Fetterman questions the race-baiting but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >acknowledges broad support<\/a> for basic ID among Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The coverage contrasts supportive and opposing arguments, highlighting how republicans emphasize consistency in ID requirements across society while Democrats argue the measure would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witch-hunt-marjorie-taylor-greene-takes-the-stand-in-re-election-lawsuit-from-political-opponents\/\" title=\"Witch Hunt: Marjorie Taylor Greene Takes the Stand in Re-Election Lawsuit From Political Opponents\">suppress voting rights<\/a>. The article also includes related site elements such as ads and interactive scripts embedded in the page.  <\/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>If the Democrat-opposed SAVE America Act crashes and burns, President Donald Trump says he knows who will feel the heat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Save America Act is one of the most IMPORTANT &amp; CONSEQUENTIAL pieces of legislation in the history of Congress, and America itself,&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116244486426312346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that the bill goes deeper than its provisions that would reform elections to require voter ID.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NO MORE RIGGED ELECTIONS! Voter I.D., Proof of Citizenship, No Rigged Mail-In Voting (We are the only Country in the World that allows this!), No Men in Women&rsquo;s Sports, No Transgender MUTILIZATION of our Children. 90% to 99% ISSUES ALL!&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. If they do, each one of these points, separately, will be used against the user in his\/her political campaign for office &ndash; A guaranteed loss!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/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;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump closed with a message to voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get your Senators, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, to VOTE &lsquo;YES&rsquo; ON &lsquo;THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.&rsquo; I WILL NEVER (EVER!) ENDORSE ANYONE WHO VOTES AGAINST &lsquo;SAVE AMERICA!!!&rsquo;&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As the Senate is poised to open debate on the bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/americans-support-photo-id-vote-democrats-oppose-save-america-act-rcna259549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> noted that the bill is popular across the board, with even 71 percent of Democrats supporting voter ID.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It kind of feels like the only Americans not to support voter ID requirements are Democrats here in Congress,&rdquo; GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota said.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats are playing the race card to rally opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The SAVE Act is nothing more than Jim Crow 2.0. It could disenfranchise millions of American citizens,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said.<\/p>\n<p>Thune said that likening it to Jim Crow &ldquo;insults the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assanges-fiance-if-i-could-speak-to-the-president-i-would-tell-him-julians-liberty-and-the-liberty-of-the-united-states-hang-together\/\" title=\"Assange\u2019s Fianc\u00e9: \u2018If I Could Speak to the President, I Would Tell Him Julian\u2019s Liberty and the Liberty of the United States Hang Together\u2019\">overwhelming majority<\/a> of Americans &mdash; including minorities &mdash; who look at voter ID and see nothing more than common sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who has issues with some parts of the legislation, said the race-baiting is out of line.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they really want to have a real conversation, and if they align it that 83 percent of Americans support showing basic ID &mdash; you know, I&rsquo;m not going to tell 83 percent of Americans that they&rsquo;re crazy, or they&rsquo;re trying to suppress votes, or they&rsquo;re Jim Crow,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to describe people like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/trump-save-america-act-senate-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Thune ripped into Democrats, accusing them of a double standard, as the Senate convened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t heard Democrats complaining about the thousand other circumstances in which we require photo ID in this country. Democrats are aware that Americans have to show photo ID to get on a plane, right? And to start a new job, and when they head to the doctor&rsquo;s office and to rent a car and to stay in a hotel. Heck, if you want to get a library card, you have to show a photo ID,&rdquo; Thune said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats remember their 2024 convention, when attendees had to show a photo ID to get in? The senior Democrat senator from Georgia required photo ID to get into his recent rally,&rdquo; Thune said. &ldquo;Do Democrats hear themselves? Are they going to start boycotting libraries and airplanes and hotels for requiring a photo ID?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are they going to explain why they are perfectly justified in their requiring a photo ID for their political rallies, but why it is somehow an intolerable burden to ask people to show a photo ID when they go to vote?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I expect they won&rsquo;t. 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He portrays the act as one of the most important and consequential laws in U.S. history and says its provisions go beyond election changes to address voter ID, citizenship verification, and protections against what he calls \u201crigged\u201d mail-in voting, along with other social issues. He warns that any lawmaker who votes against the act will be held accountable in future campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also notes that the page contains an embedded video widget loaded via scripts, which would appear unless the viewer has blocked it. It reports Trump urging voters to pressure senators to support the act and cites NBC News, which finds the bill broadly popular, including support from about 71% of Democrats for voter ID. Senate Republicans defend the measure, with John Thune arguing that requiring photo ID is common sense and teasing Democrats for supporting ID in many other contexts, while Democrats such as Chuck Schumer frame the bill as a form of Jim Crow that could disenfranchise millions. Even Senator John Fetterman says the race-baiting criticisms are excessive, noting that a large majority of Americans support basic ID and urging careful discussion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Thune contends that Democrats should be consistent about ID, pointing to the many everyday situations-air travel, starting a job, medical visits, renting a car, hotels, library cards-where ID is required, and asks whether Democrats will extend the same standard to voting. 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