‘NEVER EVER’: Trump Issues Scorched-Earth Ultimatum To Lawmakers Opposing SAVE America Act

President Donald Trump has drawn a line in the sand over the SAVE America Act, vowing to “NEVER (EVER!)” endorse any legislator who opposes the bill.

In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump characterized the legislation as a pivotal defense against “RIGGED ELECTIONS” and warned that both Democrats and recalcitrant Republicans who oppose it would lose his support, framing the vote as a litmus test for those who aren’t “sick, demented, or deranged.”

Trump stated:

The Save America Act is one of the most IMPORTANT & CONSEQUENTIAL pieces of legislation in the history of Congress, and America itself. NO MORE RIGGED ELECTIONS! Voter I.D., Proof of Citizenship, No Rigged Mail-In Voting (We are the only Country in the World that allows this!), No Men in Women’s Sports, No Transgender MUTILIZATION of our Children. 90% to 99% ISSUES ALL! Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. If they do, each one of these points, separately, will be used against the user in his/her political campaign for office – A guaranteed loss! Get your Senators, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, to VOTE “YES” ON “THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.” I WILL NEVER (EVER!) ENDORSE ANYONE WHO VOTES AGAINST “SAVE AMERICA!!!”

The bill, which mandates proof of citizenship to vote, also addresses the mutilation of children and biological males in women’s sports. It has become the center of a high-stakes legislative floor fight. Senate leadership remains at an impasse. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has dismissed the bill as a “Beetlejuice” algorithm designed to purge valid voters, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has warned that Republicans lack the 60 votes required for cloture.

The 60-vote “cloture” threshold is required to end a filibuster. In recent years, the Senate has relied on a “silent filibuster,” which allows legislation to stall without continuous floor speeches.

Ending this tradition would prompt Democrats to deliver marathon speeches, effectively paralyzing the Senate for months. Thune resists this move because it requires Republicans to maintain a constant 51-senator quorum to prevent adjournment. If the quorum breaks, the cycle restarts, allowing Democrats to speak indefinitely. Consequently, forcing a “talking filibuster” guarantees immense legislative gridlock and logistical pain for the majority without a guaranteed path to passing the bill.

The pressure is already reshaping the political landscape. In Texas, the heated Senate primary runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton has revolved around the issue; Cornyn, a longtime defender of the 60-vote threshold, recently wrote in a New York Post op-ed that he is open to changing the Senate rules to pass the act.

Paxton, meanwhile, mocked the move as a desperate late-season conversion driven by pressure from his campaign.