Trump Pushes SAVE America Act in Housing, FISA Bills

President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his push for the SAVE America Act, urging Congress to attach the election-security measure to pending housing and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation while alleging widespread problems with mail-in voting.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared: "THE SAVE AMERICA ACT MUST BE PASSED, NOW. Use the Housing and FISA Bills to get it done!"

Trump also claimed that Maryland had "500,000 Fake Mail-In Ballots revealed," though he did not provide evidence or additional details to support the allegation.

"We cannot, as a Country, put up with this any longer!!!" Trump wrote. "Voter I.D., and Proof of Citizenship, must be approved, NOW. Crooked Mail-In Voting must be stopped!!!"

The president's latest comments come as Republicans continue pushing the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

Trump and GOP allies have argued the bill is needed to strengthen election integrity and prevent noncitizen voting.

Critics, including voting rights organizations and congressional Democrats, have argued the legislation could make voting more difficult for some Americans, including married women whose names have changed and voters who do not readily possess citizenship documents such as passports or birth certificates.

Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in U.S. federal elections, with penalties including fines and up to one year in prison.

Trump has increasingly tied passage of the SAVE America Act to broader legislative negotiations.

Earlier this year, he warned that the bill should "go to the front of the line" and suggested he would withhold support for other measures until Congress acts on election security legislation.

The president has repeatedly called for stricter voter-identification requirements, proof of citizenship and limits on mail-in voting, making election security a central issue in his administration's domestic agenda.

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