The Senate voted on Tuesday to debate a sweeping restrictive voting bill that would require proof of US citizenship for new voters, among other measures. The Senate voted 51-48 to begin debate on the Save America Act, a rebranded version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility act, or the Save Act, which has been circulating through Congress in some iteration for more than two years. He insisted that the Save America act was “one of the most IMPORTANT & CONSEQUENTIAL pieces of legislation in the history of Congress” in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning. He has claimed, baselessly, that undocumented citizens are voting in droves in federal elections, which experts say is exceedingly rare. “Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2026 22:46 UTC