Conservatives rallied around President Donald Trump online Thursday after he doubled down on calls for lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, citing alarming election integrity vulnerabilities he said his administration had discovered."Thank you, Mr.President," Rep.
Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., wrote on social media."We are going to lose our country if we don’t pass the dadgum SAVE America Act.Call your senator and tell them to save our great nation."SENATE FACES 'COME-TO-JESUS' MOMENT ON TRUMP'S ELECTION PRIORITY UNDER GOP'S NEW PLANUS President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026.
SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS ( )Trump promised a series of disclosures on the discovered weaknesses."Tonight, I'm announcing the immediate declassification and release of critical intelligence, revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," Trump said.In particular, the president said those new documents would focus on a handful of key allegations, including foreign data theft carried out by China, that members of the U.S.government had known about election vulnerabilities, that Americans had been misled for years about those weaknesses and new evidence of "election fraud."To address them, Trump called on lawmakers to pass the SAVE Act — a bill that, among other provisions, would require proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections."I ask you to pick up your phone tomorrow, call your representatives in the House and Senate, and demand that they pass the Save America Act without delay.
Together, we will restore faith and confidence in our country, and we will be bigger, better and stronger than ever before," Trump said.Almost immediately, his calls were echoed by Republican lawmakers online."It is more important than ever to crush foreign election interference.It is more important than ever to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT," Sen.
Mike Lee, R-Utah, sa...