Thune Says Republicans Will Use Democrats’ Opposition to SAVE Act in Midterms

‘I think that’s a fairly simple position and one Democrats ought to eventually get on board with,’ the GOP leader says.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks with reporters after Senate luncheons in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on March 17 that Republicans would criticize Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections for not backing the SAVE America Act, saying it’s a popular way to protect against election fraud.

“I think that’s a fairly simple position and one Democrats ought to eventually get on board with. But if they don’t ... it’s an issue we will be able to use, I think, in the fall elections,” Thune told Fox News’s Bret Baier on March 17.