Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump urged the Republican Senate majority leader on Monday to prevent the chamber from suspending its activity during the August recess until the ‘Save America’ bill is passed. The electoral reform aims to tighten voting requirements ahead of the November midterm elections.
“John Thune should not allow the U.S. Senate to ‘recess’ until they pass the Save America Act or, even better, until they eliminate the filibuster; that way, Republicans could quickly pass everything they have always dreamed of,” Trump wrote in a message on Truth Social.
Trump has been pressuring Senate Republicans for weeks to pass the Save America Act, even though Thune has acknowledged that his party does not currently have the necessary votes to push the initiative forward.
The project has sparked opposition from the Democratic Party and civil rights organizations. The reform could leave millions of Americans without the right to vote by requiring proof of citizenship and a photo ID in a country where there is no mandatory national identity card.
The future of the project
After its approval last March in the House of Representatives, the bill is stuck in the Senate, where Republicans have so far failed to secure the 60 votes needed – as they only hold 53 seats – two weeks before the start of the August recess.
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The president took the opportunity to lash out at the Democratic opposition, whom he once again disparagingly called “Dumocrats”.
“Remember, stupidity always brings defeat and death,” he added.
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Trump also insists on the idea of “ending the filibuster,” a parliamentary mechanism that, for most Senate bills, requires gathering 60 votes to close debate and bring an initiative to a final vote, which usually forces the search for support from both parties.
