Trump Orders 'Nationalized' Elections, Demands ID for Mail Ballots Because Logic Took a Vacation
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump urged Republicans to 'nationalize' elections and back the SAVE America Act before the February 2026 midterms.
- •The SAVE Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Mike Lee, requires proof of citizenship via photo ID to vote in federal elections.
- •The legislation’s debut sparked warnings from voting rights groups about barriers, while Democrats fear a power grab ahead of pivotal midterms.
With the 2026 midterms looming like that unavoidable family drama, President Trump called for Republicans to 'nationalize' elections—because who doesn’t want a federal government sitting shotgun on your local polling booth? His star legislative hope: the SAVE America Act, fresh from Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). It demands every voter flash ID proving U.S. citizenship—everything from REAL ID compliance to military IDs with birth certificates, because apparently your driver's license showing you live here doesn't cut it. Trump slammed mail-in ballots—except for the classic 'illness, disability, military, or travel' loophole, which sounds like the VIP section of vote-by-mail. Meanwhile, critics warn these rules build barriers to legal voters, while Trump doubles down on claims of rigged elections and states as unreliable 'federal agents.' Even past Trump mail-in ballots (2020 flavor) are ignored like a bad Tinder date. As Attorney General Pam Bondi requests voter rolls and Tulsi Gabbard probes voting machines in Puerto Rico, Democrats fret a midterm power grab, with Sen. Chris Coons begging troops to mobilize and vote. Somewhere between a Save The Day sequel and Grand Theft Ballot, the SAVE Act is stalled in the Senate—because nothing says election security like a political game of chicken with Homeland Security funding.
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Trump wants you to prove you're American enough to vote while still demanding elections be 'nationalized' like a dysfunctional corporate merger nobody asked for.
Trump's voting plan: Show your birth certificate, skip mail-in ballots, but also trust states to count votes honestly. Sounds like a trust fall with the Joker.
Requiring military IDs to vote but banning mail-in ballots for most? Trump’s voter math is the only exam he’s ever failed spectacularly.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/8/2026 | Author: Avery Lotz
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