Thursday night, Trump gave a speech. Republicans watched it. And then every single one of them apparently received the same group text telling them to get on social media and say the exact same thing. Pass the SAVE America Act. Right now. Not after your beach trip, Senator.
As USA Journal reported, the reaction from Republican lawmakers was immediate, unified, and delivered with the kind of urgency usually reserved for naming post offices before a holiday recess. Except this time they actually mean it.
Rick Scott came out swinging with what might be the most aggressive scheduling demand in Senate history: "Use or lose the filibuster. Cancel recess. Whatever it takes. However long it takes." Tommy Tuberville matched that energy, saying, "If we don't pass the SAVE America Act, we might as well all pack up and go home. Blow up the filibuster. Whatever it takes." When Coach Tuberville is telling you to blow something up, you know the locker room speech portion of the evening has begun.
Mike Lee dropped the number that has Republicans particularly fired up: 278,000 noncitizens found illegally registered to vote across just four states, according to DHS findings. Lee pointed out that blue states are still refusing to hand over their data, which is a bold strategy when the whole conversation is about transparency. "It is more important than ever to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT," Lee wrote, deploying the caps lock of patriotic sincerity.
Barry Moore offered what might be the most refreshingly straightforward quote of the night: "This isn't rhetoric. This is data." Congressman Mike Collins noted that 83% of Americans support voter ID, making the SAVE America Act one of those rare pieces of legislation that is somehow wildly popular and yet still stuck in legislative purgatory like a bill that insulted the parliamentarian's mother.
The cabinet got in on it too. DHS Secretary Mullin confirmed the 250,000 noncitizen registration finding and announced a Friday morning press briefing, because nothing says "this is serious" like a morning presser. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attended the address with his wife Rachel and said plainly that we do not have a country if we cannot trust our elections. Secretary of State Rubio added, "Without trust, there can be no greatness." And Vice President JD Vance delivered the line of the night: "Election integrity is not a partisan issue. It is an AMERICAN ISSUE."
Rep. Claudia Tenney alleged that declassified intelligence showed China attempted to manufacture fake ballots for Joe Biden, with the documents now reportedly available on WhiteHouse.gov for anyone who wants some light reading.
The big question now is whether Senate Majority Leader John Thune will actually bring this to a vote or continue the proud congressional tradition of having the evidence, having the votes, and somehow still finding a way to do absolutely nothing. Senator Thom Tillis has already promised to obstruct the bill, earning himself the RINO label from his own colleagues, which is the political equivalent of getting tagged in a group photo you desperately wanted to avoid.
The whole country is apparently watching. Whether the Senate notices is another matter entirely.
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