Harris becomes accidental SAVE Act saleswoman as Trump attack spectacularly backfires
Conservatives piled on former Vice President Kamala Harris after she warned Americans would have to "prove who you are" under the SAVE America Act, arguing her criticism inadvertently turned into a sales pitch for the Republican-backed bill."Incredible SAVE America Act saleswoman," wrote conservative commentator Eric Daughetry on X.Harris posted a video on her X account Friday discussing midterm elections while highlighting the SAVE Act, including lamenting to voters that "you’re going to have to have proof of who you are."She added the bill will require "a passport, which a lot of Americans don’t have, or a birth certificate.Same point, obstacles to make it difficult for you to register to vote."SCHUMER SAID ‘DEMOCRATS SUPPORT VOTER ID’ — THEN EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT VOTED AGAINST GOP BILLFormer Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a panel discussion at the Austrian World Summit of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative on June 16, 2026, in Vienna, Austria.
(AFP via Getty Images)Trump has made passage of the SAVE Act a top priority for his administration, pushing the stalled election legislation through a series of pressure tactics, including tying it to defense spending and threatening housing legislation.The clip went viral among conservatives, with Trump even pinning the video to the top of his profile on Truth Social."The Jim Crow comparisons are tired.The poll tax is gone.
Jim Crow is gone.Proving you’re an American citizen before voting in an American election is not oppression.
It’s common sense," said Texas Rep.Wesley Hunt in response.WATCH: ELISSA SLOTKIN SAYS SAVE AMERICA ACT WOULD MAKE IT 'HARD FOR ANY DEMOCRAT' TO WIN AN ELECTIONA voter casts their ballot at a polling location inside McKinley Technology High School during a primary election in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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