Trump Tells Republicans Passing Elections Bill Should Be Key Focus for Midterms

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference about the passage of the SAVE America Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Feb. 11, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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.