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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,050 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:37 PM Saturday

Trump slips on affordability message amid battle in GOP over SAVE Trump's Ass Act

President Trump's intense focus on passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act is threatening to put Republicans at risk ahead of the midterm elections as the party finds itself on uneven footing with voters on affordability.

Trump sent shockwaves through Washington earlier this week when he canceled what would have been the highly publicized signing of a bipartisan housing bill addressing home affordability, saying he would not sign the legislation unless the SAVE America Act is passed.

The president has also made a habit of calling on Republicans to pass the legislation during public appearances and in numerous Truth Social posts, calling on Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster in an effort to pass the legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has repeatedly maintained Republicans in the chamber do not have the votes to scrap the procedural tactic.

Trump recently called on Republicans to pass the legislation on Friday, speaking to Christian conservatives at the annual Faith & Freedom Coalition policy conference in Washington.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-slips-affordability-message-amid-210000834.html

Trump don't care. He has plenty of money,

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Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #1

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules

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Thu Jul 2, 2026, 02:16 PM

10 hrs ago

It is far too close to the elections to make the type of changes that trump wants to make under the SAVE Act. It has been clear that this bill has been dead for a while but trump cannot deal with the reality

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5951419-thom-tillis-senate-gop-save-america-act-fate/

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority, is “dead” on Capitol Hill because there is not enough time to change election laws before the midterms — even if Senate Republicans muster 60 votes for the legislation, which is unlikely.

“Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater,” Tillis told The News & Observer, repeating arguments he has made in Washington calling on GOP colleagues to move on to other priorities.

The North Carolina Republican continued, saying even if the election reform bill passes, there is no chance it is implemented before the Nov. 3 general election. The legislation — titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — would require proof of citizenship for people registering to vote and for voters to show photo IDs to cast ballots.

The senator, who is not running for reelection, noted that it took his state a full year to implement voter ID requirements.

“Honestly, here in North Carolina, or in virtually any state, the ability, if we go back to when we implemented voter ID in North Carolina, it took a year to get everything in place with adequate funding,” he said.

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