President Donald Trump at an Oval Office press conference on Monday reacted to the Supreme Court’s rulings over mail-in ballots and presidential firings. Trump called out Republican Senators, including Sen. Murkowski (R-AK), for their opposition to the SAVE America Act.

REPORTER: What about Democrats, Mr. President? Are there any – do you think you could change their minds? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: The President Well, the Democrats should do it, too. I mean, you’ll probably get one Democrat who’s, you know, a common-sense Democrat. You know who that is. And everybody should vote for this. This is the Save America Act. Voter ID – with photo, ideally. But voter ID, proof of citizenship, and no mail-in ballots, which is, to my way of thinking, maybe the most important of all because it’s so corrupt. But you have exceptions if you’re away, exceptions for the military. They’re deployed. They’re exceptions. Illness, disability – you have exceptions. Strong exceptions. But the cheating on the ballots and mail-in ballots – Jimmy Carter said it a long time ago. He said you can’t have mail-in ballots. He headed up a committee with Scoop, Jackson, and others. All respected. And he actually – I think it was Jimmy Carter’s finest moment. Not – not doing President. But he headed up a committee, and he said – he came out with a strong conclusion that if you do mail-in ballots, there’s going to be cheating. France gave it up. We’re the only country in the world that does this type of mail-in ballot. There’s no other country in the world. You know why? They tried it, and it was totally dishonest. And it’s really dishonest. So, we shouldn’t do mail-in ballots. So, it’s not too much to ask for voter ID, proof of citizenship, and no mail-in ballots. And you’ll have honest elections. REPORTER: What are your plans for the housing bill, Mr. President? Are you – TRUMP: I don’t know. I think it’s so unimportant by compared to – by compared to the Save America Act. I think the Save America Act is exactly what it says. It’s saving America from crooked elections. And the housing bill is a bill that can get approved. They worked on it long and hard. It’s very bipartisan. That means the Democrats like it. And I think it’s maybe even – it’s probably maybe more that way. They’re getting things that I wouldn’t necessarily agree to. Nobody knows more than housing. In the history of the presidency, nobody – nobody did well like me in housing. I made a lot of money. I made a lot of money with housing. But when I look at that bill, it’s a bill. But when I look at the Save America Act, it’s about saving America. And I’d like to have the Save America Act added on. That’s probably not going to happen because we have four Republican senators, maybe five, that just won’t vote for it. It’s crazy. Somebody – Lisa Murkowski from Alaska. Nobody has done more for Alaska than me. She’s Trump-deranged, what can I tell you? But those four or five people that I mentioned should vote. How do you vote against Save America? How do you vote against it? How do you vote against voter identification or proof of citizenship? The only people that would vote against that are people that are going to cheat in an election. The Democrats need it because their policy is so bad. They want open borders. They want high taxes. They want terrible medical – anything medical. I’m the one that did favored nations. I’m reducing drug prices by 200, 300, 400 percent. Nobody even talks about it. The news doesn’t talk about it. The Democrats are opposed to it. If they get into office, they’ll put it back. Your drug prices are going to go up by 200, 300, 400, 500 percent. You know that. REPORTER: But will you sign that housing bill? TRUMP: I have not. It hasn’t been sent to me yet. It’s coming, I understand. And then I’ll make – then I’ll make a – here’s what I would like to sign. Much more than a bill that – big deal. It’s a yawn. Some people say it’s wonderful. To me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn. REPORTER: Birthright citizenship is next. What are your thoughts? And will you accept it if it rules against you? TRUMP: Well, I guess I have to accept it. It’s the Supreme Court, so I’ll accept it. I think it’s very bad for our nation. We’re the only nation that does it. No other nation does that birthright citizenship. No, not even close. Some did it. They ended it. It’s tremendously destructive. It’s extremely costly. I don’t know. It’s up to them. But in terms of for the good of the country, it would be great if they did the – they didn’t allow it. It would be great. But I can’t tell you. The Slaughter case was the big case today. That was really a big case because it gave strength to Presidents and strength to the presidency. A very important case. It’s been going on for almost 100 years, thinking that. And this was the ruling that really topped everything by a lot today. Yeah.

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