US President Donald Trump on Thursday called the election rigged and stolen and criticized the US electoral system.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump noted that the US election is “rigged, stolen and a laughing stock around the world”.
See the post here:
“America’s elections are rigged, stolen, and laughed at around the world. Either we fix them or we don’t have a country anymore. I’m asking all Republicans to fight for the following: SAVE AMERICA ACT!
1. ALL VOTERS MUST PRESENT VOTER CARD (IDENTIFICATION!).
2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER TO VOTE.
3. NO BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR SICKNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY OR TRAVEL!).”
According to a Fox News report, House Leader Steve Scalise said, “Look at the polls — it’s over 70% in every demographic because Americans recognize that the sanctity of the vote is under threat.”
Speaking about Trump’s support for the SAVE America Act, Scalise said, according to Fox News, “Yes, it’s coming next week. You’re going to see it next week. We have President Trump delivering the State of the Union. But before that, we’re going to have a vote on the House floor on Chip Roy’s SAVE America Act.”
Earlier, a White House spokesman said Trump urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which it said would ensure compliance with federal election law by removing non-citizens from voter rolls and requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship for registration, ANI reported.
Leavitt also reiterated that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has statutory responsibility for counterintelligence matters related to election security.
What is the SAVE America Act?
According to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act mandates that voters present documentary proof of citizenship when registering.
While both parties agree that federal elections should allow all eligible citizens and only eligible citizens to register and vote, cases of non-citizen registration are uncommon.
In practice, the SAVE Act adds a new documentation requirement to a long-standing rule: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 already expressly bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
The SAVE Act seeks to do this by amending the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require prospective voters to present proof of U.S. citizenship at the time of registration for federal elections, according to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pushed back against Trump’s push for Republicans to pass the SAVE Act, saying Senate Democrats will vote against any legislation that includes the measure.
(With input from agencies)
