President Donald Trump said Friday he will issue voter ID requirements for the midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not,” vowing to issue an executive order.
“This is an issue that must be fought, and must be fought, NOW! If we can’t get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump claimed without evidence that Democrats are not in favor of voter ID laws because they “want to continue to cheat in Elections.”
“This was not what our Founders desired. I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future,” Trump said in the post.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not! Also, the People of our Country are insisting on Citizenship, and No Mail-In Ballots, with exceptions for Military, Disability, Illness, or Travel,” he added.
The news arrives as the Trump-backed election reform legislation, the SAVE America Act, narrowly passed the House this week. However, its future in the Senate remains uncertain.
The SAVE America Act would require photo ID at polling places and mandate states obtain proof of citizenship before registering a person to vote.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the GOP bill would make it harder for Americans to vote.
“It’s a fringe piece of legislation that has now taken over the Republican party, masquerading as election security when it’s really about laying the groundwork to meddle in the midterm elections, and make it much harder for people to vote,” Schumer said.
There’s been no credible evidence of widespread fraud or confirmed claims of tampering with U.S. elections. Experts have consistently maintained that noncitizen voting is a rare issue. Voter roll audits conducted before the 2024 elections in Georgia revealed only 20 registered noncitizens out of the 8.2 million registered voters statewide. Remarkably, nine of those noncitizens actually cast a ballot.
