{"id":2630665,"date":"2026-07-16T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-couldnt-be-pushing-any-harder-on-save-act-christian-datoc\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:14:32","slug":"trump-couldnt-be-pushing-any-harder-on-save-act-christian-datoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-couldnt-be-pushing-any-harder-on-save-act-christian-datoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump couldn&#8217;t be &#8216;pushing any harder&#8217; on SAVE Act: Christian Datoc\u00a0"},"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\">22<\/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-couldnt-be-pushing-any-harder-on-save-act-christian-datoc%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=2630665&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>Christian Datoc, a White House reporter for the Washington Examiner, reports that President Donald Trump is exerting maximum effort to pass the SAVE America Act, though it remains stalled due to insufficient votes in the Senate. The bill aims to require stronger documentation proving U.S. citizenship for voters, addressing concerns about voter fraud. Despite Trump&#8217;s push, Senate leaders like John Thune indicate Democrats are responsible for blocking the legislation, wich currently lacks the necessary 60 votes and may need changes to bypass the filibuster. Datoc emphasizes that the bill is partisan, with Trump supporting it against some Republican opposition, and criticizes Republicans for not working more effectively with Democrats. Additionally, there are concerns about the bill&#8217;s impact on married women whose legal names differ from those on their birth certificates, a point critics argue indicates political motives rather than policy focus. Datoc also notes that the bill has become more a political symbol than a substantive policy, with Democrats hesitant to cooperate, especially ahead of upcoming midterm elections. the debate highlights partisan disputes over election integrity measures and the political dynamics influencing legislative progress.  <\/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\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>White House reporter<em> <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">Christian Datoc<\/a> said President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> couldn\u2019t be \u201cpushing any harder\u201d for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, underscoring that Republicans have yet to deliver the votes needed to send the legislation to his desk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not so sure he could be pushing any harder than he already is,\u201d Datoc said on C-Span\u2019s <em>Washington Journal <\/em>Thursday. \u201cThe president has made it clear he is dead-set on passing the SAVE America Act.\u201d<\/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\/senate\/4650979\/watch-live-todd-blanche-day-2-attorney-general-confirmation-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Todd Blanche back for Day 2 of attorney general confirmation hearings<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650827\/fetterman-leave-democratic-party-anti-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman says he\u2019ll leave Democratic Party if it becomes \u2018anti-Israel party\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650562\/schumer-trump-save-act-aint-passing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Schumer tells Trump SAVE America Act \u2018ain\u2019t passing\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The act would require stronger documentation that people <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-registration\/\">registering to vote<\/a> prove they are U.S. citizens. The president has been pushing for the SAVE America Act to pass, even refusing to sign the historic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4644704\/housing-affordability-bill-becomes-law-without-trump-signature\/\">21st Century ROAD to Housing Act<\/a> in protest, letting it become law without his signature.<\/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\">Datoc noted that Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/John-Thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) said Democrats should be held responsible for not passing the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3629154&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=c2cb105c06fea268660c2dbb38d3d9d4\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune currently lacks the 60 votes needed to advance the bill. He has also been encouraged to change <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> rules to bypass the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe folks that have consistently blocked, voted against it are all the Democrats,\u201d Thune said Wednesday. \u201cTo me, the issue here is the Democrats, and we ought to be going after them for opposing something that\u2019s popular across this country, not just with Republicans, but with Democrats as well.\u201d<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4650533\/house-senate-distrust-clouds-reconciliation-effort\/\"><strong>HOUSE GOP\u2019S DISTRUST OF SENATE CLOUDS $95 BILLION RECONCILIATION EFFORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datoc pushed back on Thune\u2019s claim that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> should be blamed for the SAVE America Act\u2019s failure, arguing the responsibility falls on Republicans to find a path forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s actually in the wrong here,\u201d Datoc said. \u201cThis is a partisan bill. This is something that President Trump wants, even against some of the wishes of the Republican Caucus. The onus should be on the Republicans to reach across the aisle and try and broker some type of accord with Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that since Democrats don\u2019t want to give Trump a win,  \u201cthis is up to Leader Thune to get this bill across the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Journal<\/em> callers identified a potential barrier posed by the SAVE America Act for married <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/women\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2576\">women<\/a> whose current last name differs from the one listed on their birth certificate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datoc said he also asked architects of the bill and outside activist groups about the same issue. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3629180&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=8bf60e4dd5275a7e16aa18ff2d1f11f8\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey say that\u2019s fake news, and I say, \u2018Well, explain why that\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fake-news\/\">fake news<\/a>?\u2026 Why aren\u2019t Republicans working with Democrats if this bill is so important? To try and address this measure, rewrite the law in a way that there is either a carve-out for married women, or makes it clear that the line that the Democrats are using is not accurate,\u2019 and the response to that is virtually crickets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datoc said Republicans\u2019 failure to directly address Democrats\u2019 concerns about the bill, particularly questions surrounding how it could affect married women, has allowed critics\u2019 claims to gain traction and left some voters believing the criticisms are accurate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that at the core of the issue, everyone should agree that there should be no voter fraud in elections. However, \u201cDemocrats are hesitant to reach across the aisle, give this very slim majority in both the House and the Senate a lifeline, and of course they don\u2019t want to give President Trump a win ahead of what\u2019s shaping up to be a bloodbath, so to speak, in November,\u201d\u00a0referring to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datoc argued that the government should bear some responsibility for ensuring that affected individuals, including married women, have access to the resources they need to comply with the act to prevent voter fraud.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3629188&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=35b1b287c87efc2de896ff468771bb97\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650562\/schumer-trump-save-act-aint-passing\/\"><strong>SCHUMER TELLS TRUMP SAVE AMERICA ACT \u2018AIN\u2019T PASSING\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere should be some type of hurdles to gaining the right to vote,\u201d Datoc said. \u201cYou have that right as an American citizen. It is a duty, not only a right, to vote. You should be able to go out of your way, go the extra mile a little.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datoc said the SAVE America Act has become less about its actual contents: \u201cThis has become a political issue and not necessarily a policy issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Datoc: Trump is maxing out efforts on SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2630666,"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\/07\/AP26196767327276.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54144,4762,5894,34333,3634],"class_list":["post-2630665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-christian-datoc","tag-legislation","tag-politics","tag-save-act","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196767327276.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630665","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630670,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630665\/revisions\/2630670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}