Trump falsely claims SAVE Act will 'guarantee the midterms' for GOP, pressures Senate on voting restrictions

The Senate voted 51-48 to begin debate on the SAVE America Act, a restrictive voting bill requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo ID at polls. President Trump heavily pressured Republicans to pass the legislation, falsely claiming it would 'guarantee' GOP victory in the midterms and that Democrats oppose it because 'they want to cheat.' Trump baselessly asserted undocumented immigrants are 'voting in droves' and called the act 'one of the most IMPORTANT & CONSEQUENTIAL pieces of legislation in the history of Congress.' He threatened never to endorse Republicans who vote against it and demanded Congress pass no other legislation until this bill is enacted. Election security experts and multiple investigations have found no evidence of widespread non-citizen voting, with such cases being extremely rare and typically resulting in prosecution.

"guarantee the midterms" — Trump's statement pressuring Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, made via press release and social media posts