Trump Threats Could Make DHS Shutdown Worse

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But then, back to our last bit of news for the day, Trump is threatening to not sign any legislation until the SAVE Act becomes law. Writing yesterday:

“It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed.”

And the SAVE Act, as you likely know, mandates stricter voter registration and ID policies, Requiring voters to prove their citizenship with documents like a passport or birth certificate, even though it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. And no matter how much Trump tries to peddle conspiracies about it, noncitizen voting is incredibly rare, so some fear that not only will this not even help election integrity, it could actually hurt it. Because it would just make it harder for eligible citizens to vote.

Right, only half of Americans have a passport, and the process to get one can be lengthy and costly. But still, it passed the House last month, and now sits in the Senate’s hands. And Trump is making it clear that he wants the Senate to move, telling the chamber to to focus “exclusively” on the act if necessary.

He previously even said that he would “close government” over the SAVE Act because it is such a high priority. With him adding yesterday:

“AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION - GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY - ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL: NO MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS: NO TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN! DO NOT FAIL!!!”

And those last provisions there regarding trans athletes and gender reassignment surgery were notably not even in the version signed by the House, so he’s asking to load even more into it. Which is a pretty big ask considering its odds in the Senate are tough, right, Democrats largely do not support it and Republicans only have a razor thin majority, but need 60 votes to get it passed. And while Trump has previously urged his party to get rid of the filibuster to pass it, Majority Leader John Thune has pushed back on those calls.
On top of that, some Republicans have even spoken out against the act, saying they are unwilling to pass it in its current form. So you had minority leader Chuck Schumer seeing Trump’s legislative threat and writing:

“The SAVE Act is Jim Crow 2.0. It would disenfranchise tens of millions of people. If Trump is saying he won’t sign any bills until the SAVE Act is passed, then so be it: there will be total gridlock in the Senate. Senate Democrats will not help pass the SAVE Act under any circumstances.”
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