Overview
- On Friday, July 24, 2026, ABC’s The View closed Season 29 with a heated segment in which co-hosts debated the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and several expressed opposition to the bill.
- Sunny Hostin said the SAVE Act would disproportionately harm Black voters and compared it to Jim Crow‑era obstacles, remarks that conservative outlets and fact‑checkers criticized as historically and factually charged.
- Hostin also misstated how many states require voter ID and said New York does not require ID to vote; colleagues corrected her during the broadcast and right‑leaning outlets published point‑by‑point fact checks.
- The panel discussed a New Jersey DMV error that reportedly led to 6,600 noncitizen registrations and about 400 cast ballots, with hosts acknowledging the figures but disagreeing on whether they demonstrate widespread fraud.
- Coverage split along partisan lines: Breitbart highlighted co-hosts’ opposition and mitigation proposals such as free IDs and making Election Day a federal holiday, while Newsbusters focused on alleged factual errors in the broadcast; no change to the SAVE Act has been reported.