Trump’s speech didn’t make the case, while sowing voting distrust.
Trump is renewing his push for the “Save America Act,” a bill that would require states to look for noncitizen voters and would force voters to confirm U.S. citizenship when participating in elections.
A version of the bill cleared the House in February but lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a Senate filibuster.
Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), a retiring Republican who has become one of the most vocal critics of the Trump administration in his party, delivered harsh words for President Trump’s top-priority voter ID legislation on the Senate floor Thursday morning, saying he would stall it if the legislation came again to the Senate. “If I see…
Requirements include making sure voting machines are secure and voter rolls are scrubbed of non-citizens, deceased individuals and others who are ineligible to vote.
