Trump’s ‘Patience Is Running Out’ with Thune over SAVE Act, Leavitt Says
Trump and White House allies urged Senate Republicans to move the elections bill before recess, even as GOP senators said the votes are not there.
- President Trump is pressuring Senate Republicans, particularly Majority Leader John Thune, to advance the SAVE America Act before the August recess due to frustration over Senate delays.
- The SAVE America Act requires proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration and photo ID for voting, but faces strong opposition from Democrats and procedural hurdles in the Senate.
- Thune places responsibility for blocking the bill on Democrats, while Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt express urgency for its passage and accuse some Senate Republicans of inaction.
- Senator Lisa Murkowski and other critics warn that the bill's proof-of-citizenship rules could create costly voting barriers, especially in remote areas, and millions of U.S. citizens may lack the necessary documentation, complicating implementation.
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Thune and White House trade jabs over Trump’s controversial elections legislation
President Donald Trump’s criticism of Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the stalled SAVE America Act escalated Thursday, with the White House warning that the president’s “patience is running out” as Republican leaders struggle to advance the controversial voting legislation before lawmakers leave in August for recess.
Leavitt: Trump's Patience With Thune 'Is Running Out'
President Trump's latest target isn't a Democrat; it's his own party's Senate leader. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump's "patience is running out" with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, as the president's voting overhaul stalls in the narrowly divided chamber ahead of the August recess, Politico...
John Thune and The White House Are Openly Fighting Over the SAVE Act
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is left taking the intra-party arrows every time he admits there is little that can be done to move the bill along. Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA via APThe battle over the SAVE America Act ratcheted up a few notches Thursday as the White House and Senate Majority Leader John Thune traded barbs over the lack of progress on the voting bill that President Donald Trump considers his top priority.Trump’s frustrations about…
Senator in Trump's crosshairs as he seeks scapegoat for legislative woes: insider
President Donald Trump is turning all his guns on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), according to an insider.Trump has grown increasingly infuriated that the Senate lacks the votes to pass his SAVE America Act package of voter restrictions — but he is also angry as the Senate struggles to pass everything from executive nominees to defense spending. And there's a key reason all that is happening that Thune has little power over.According t…
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