{"id":2619616,"date":"2026-06-26T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-targets-lisa-murkowski-over-save-america-act-impasse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:38:30","slug":"trump-targets-lisa-murkowski-over-save-america-act-impasse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-targets-lisa-murkowski-over-save-america-act-impasse\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump targets Lisa Murkowski over SAVE America Act impasse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-targets-lisa-murkowski-over-save-america-act-impasse%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=2619616&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 attendees at the Faith &#038; Freedom Coalition\u2019s 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >digital services tax<\/a>. His comments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hits-philadelphia-to-tout-record-after-causing-headaches-for-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden hits Philadelphia to tout record after causing headaches for Harris - Washington Examiner\">campaign efforts reflect<\/a> his focus on election integrity and opposition to certain international policies.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626704\/trump-tariff-european-countries-digital-services-tax\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> called on attendees at the Faith &#038; Freedom Coalition\u2019s Road to Majority Conference on Friday to pressure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to change her staunch opposition to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614530\/jd-vance-senate-force-save-america-act-showdown-fisa\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Senate Republicans have repeatedly failed to whip enough votes to pass the bill, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622818\/trump-gop-midterm-message-new-york-socialist-sweep\/\">Trump<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626896\/trump-targets-lisa-murkowski-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump targets Lisa Murkowski over SAVE America Act impasse<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626704\/trump-tariff-european-countries-digital-services-tax\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump threatens \u2018100% tariff\u2019 on European countries that implement new digital services tax<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626405\/watch-live-trump-faith-freedom-coalition-road-majority-conference\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition\u2019s Road to Majority Conference<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to pass the SAVE America Act to protect our sacred American elections,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-find-a-filibuster-they-can-get-behind\/\" title=\"Democrats Find a Filibuster They Can Get Behind\">president declared<\/a> on Friday at the Washington Hilton, adding that Democrats \u201cand a few Republicans\u201d are \u201cdoing a tremendous disservice to this country\u201d by opposing the legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLisa Murkowski of Alaska, you should call her and tell her to get on the ball. She\u2019ll never win another election. I can tell you, she has got to get \u2014 she\u2019s got to vote,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s called the SAVE America Act. It\u2019s voter ID,\u201d Trump added. \u201cYou can look, and you can say, \u2018Oh, that person\u2019s OK,\u2019 or for lots of reasons, \u2018That person is not the same person.\u2019 We want proof of citizenship, and we want no mail-in ballots, except for illness, disability, and military deployment, or travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626704\/trump-tariff-european-countries-digital-services-tax\/\"><strong>TRUMP THREATENS \u2018100% TARIFF\u2019 ON EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT IMPLEMENT NEW DIGITAL SERVICES TAX<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dikuG6dEQNs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urges pressure on Murkowski over voting bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2619617,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26056071220477.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[81801,53651,40484,75195,3634],"class_list":["post-2619616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-impasse","tag-lisa-murkowski","tag-political-opposition","tag-save-america-act-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26056071220477.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619616","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619620,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619616\/revisions\/2619620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}