President Donald Trump has asserted that the Republican Party will remain undefeated for the next 50 years if they manage to pass certain voting measures.
During a speech in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday, Trump declared that the GOP’s triumph would be guaranteed if reforms such as abolishing mail-in ballots were adopted.
“We’ll never lose a race for 50 years. We won’t lose a race. We want voter ID. We want proof of citizenship, and we don’t want mail-in ballots,” the president said.
He reiterated that mail-in ballots should only be allowed for military, people ‘far away,’ ill or disabled.
Trump also accused Democrats of resisting the introduction of voter ID as “they wanna cheat.”
Trump’s comments follow his previous threat to issue an executive order mandating proof of citizenship and voter ID for federal elections if the Senate fails to pass the SAVE Act. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act cleared the House last Wednesday in a narrow 218–213 vote.
The proposal would compel voters to submit documentary evidence of U.S. citizenship and, in its revised form, require identification for mail-in ballots, either a photocopy of a state-issued ID or an affidavit listing the last four digits of their Social Security number.
Kristi Noem, Elon Musk Advocate Voter ID
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem echoed Trump’s sentiments, stating that her department would ensure “the right people” are voting in upcoming elections.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has also warned several times about the risk to democracy if Congress does not tighten proof-of-citizenship rules for voters. Before the 2024 presidential elections, Musk raised concerns about a sharp increase in voters registering without photo ID in three crucial swing states, Arizona, Texas, and Pennsylvania.
On the other hand, former President Barack Obama and several other Democrats criticized the Republican-supported SAVE Act, warning that it could make voting more difficult for millions of Americans and calling on Congress to oppose the proposed proof-of-citizenship mandate. Many even called it a means of “voter suppression.”
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