Trump: SAVE Act Should Be Tied To DHS Funding; “Proof Of Citizenship Is Part Of Homeland Security”
President Donald Trump on Monday encouraged Republicans not to agree to a Department of Homeland Security funding deal that doesn’t include the SAVE Act.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: In any event, the Democrats are being blamed by the American people for the catastrophe going on right now at our airports and at other points of transportation and beyond. And we want the public to know we’re not going to let them out of this trap that they created for themselves. And I’m suggesting very strongly that the Republicans in going for the Save America Act, that you weld it into exactly this, because voter ID is part of homeland security. Think of it. We’re talking about two separate items, but they’re really the same. Voter ID is part of homeland security. And citizenship, proof of citizenship, is part of homeland security. So I think it should be welded in. I think it should be together. You should vote together, because the public has not liked what they’ve done at the airports. And they’ve done it, and the public understands it. They’ve gotten wise to them. Republicans do not settle with Democrats and let them out of this hole that they’ve buried themselves in. You have to take the votes in the Senate to approve. You need votes to approve. We have to get Democrat votes. And at a certain point, if you could get rid of the filibuster, it would be great. It would be great. Get rid of the filibuster and get it all done. So we’ll get it done. We want another thing.
