Trump Tells Republicans Passing Elections Bill Would ‘Guarantee the Midterms’

The president has called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to impose the talking filibuster rule to pass the bill.

President Donald Trump speaks at the annual House Republican retreat at his Doral, Florida, golf club on March 9, 2026. Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times

DORAL, Fla.—President Donald Trump told House Republicans on March 9 again to pass his Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, as it remains held up in the Senate. He said it should be Republicans’ main focus heading into the midterms later this year.

Trump spoke from his Doral, Florida, golf club at the House Republicans’ annual policy retreat, telling lawmakers that clearing his elections bill through the Senate with new provisions could prevent Democrats from retaking Congress’s lower chamber this year.