Overview
- President Trump spoke at a Marietta, Georgia rally on Wednesday and renewed his push for the SAVE Act while warning Democrats would end the filibuster and admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states.
- The SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, passed the House but is stalled in the Senate because it lacks the 60 votes needed for cloture.
- Trump urged attendees to call Sen. John Thune to force Republican leaders to drop or bypass the 60-vote cloture rule to advance the bill, a demand Thune has publicly rejected.
- Commentary in coverage pointed out that documented noncitizen voting in federal elections is extremely rare, a fact critics use to question the necessity of the SAVE Act.
- If the filibuster were ended and Congress admitted new states, Democrats would likely gain Senate and House seats and additional electoral votes, though exact outcomes depend on many political variables and this argument is central to current partisan messaging.