Trump demands Thune keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes
President Donald Trump doesn’t want the Senate to leave town with his flagship election security measure still on the line.It’s less than two weeks until the upper chamber makes a...
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President Donald Trump doesn’t want the Senate to leave town with his flagship election security measure still on the line. It’s less than two weeks until the upper chamber makes a jailbreak from Washington, D.C., and the schedule is already jam-packed with key items, from blockbuster confirmations to a long-awaited sanctions package targeting Russia. But only one legislative priority matters to Trump: the SAVE America Act. And despite the political reality in the Senate, the president wants the bill passed by any means necessary. TRUMP'S SAVE AMERICA ACT STALLS AS MCCONNELL'S ABSENCE COMPLICATES SENATE PATH "John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep-throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929," Trump declared on Truth Social. "The Dumocrats will do it on day one and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership," he continued. "Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!" GOP RIFT GROWS AS THUNE HITS BRAKES ON TRUMP'S ELECTION BILL TO AVERT SHUTDOWN While Congress’ annual break during August is often viewed outside the Beltway as vacation time for lawmakers, during a midterm election year, it allows for crucial hours on the road for incumbents to have face time with voters and make their pitch to keep their seat. Republicans are hungry to campaign and sell their agenda, particularly last year’s tax cut package, Trump’s "one big, beautiful bill," but are facing headwinds from the war in Iran and affordability issues. And there are three races on the 2026 map that are troubling for the Senate GOP in its quest to maintain its majority: Maine, Alaska and Ohio. Still, Trump has warned that unless the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, they will suffer the consequences at the ballot box, and h…