Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) walked into a voter ID buzzsaw on Fox Business Thursday morning and left in pieces, taking the entire Democrat argument against the SAVE America Act with him.
During an appearance on Thursday, Khanna clashed with host Maria Bartiromo over the SAVE America Act, the election integrity bill that would require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. What followed was the same tired Democrat two-step: non-citizens shouldn't vote, illegal voting should be punished, citizenship is already required by law. But heaven forbid we actually verify any of it.
The SAVE America Act has become a major priority for President Trump and many congressional Republicans. The legislation has drawn fierce opposition from Democrats, who argue existing safeguards are sufficient. The bill enjoys broad bipartisan public support, with 84 percent of Americans backing voter ID requirements.
🚨Thank God for journalists like Maria Bartiromo. She refused to put up with Ro Khanna’s bullshit and lies. pic.twitter.com/Szdu2K9ZIP
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) June 18, 2026
Khanna argued that Americans should not have to produce additional documentation to register.
“I don’t think people should have to go get their birth certificates and go to the registrar. We have a system that allows people to vote if they’re citizens. And by the way, if you’re not a citizen and you vote, you should have enormous penalties, consequences. I'm for making sure that we criminally prosecute people who are voting illegally.”
How exactly do you know they're citizens?
Bartiromo wasted little time getting to the point.
“That’s the law. You can't vote if you're not an American citizen. Yes, get your birth certificate. Yes, that's exactly right. I wanted a copy of my birth certificate. I went online, I got the birth certificate. It took a week, no problem.”
Democrats have spent years arguing that proof-of-citizenship requirements are unreasonable, burdensome, or even dangerous. On live TV Thursday, Khanna made that case and completely fell apart doing it. Americans provide documentation for countless routine activities. They do it for passports. They do it for driver's licenses. They do it for employment verification. They do it for government benefits.
But mention voting, and suddenly the same people who navigate the DMV, the TSA, and the IRS every year are completely helpless. Give us a break.
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Khanna repeatedly argued that non-citizen voting is already illegal and should carry severe penalties.
Penalties come after the fact. After the damage is done. After the fraudulent vote is already cast and counted.
Bartiromo cut right to it.
“That's the only way to do it. You have to have a citizenship proof. That's the only way to do it. It's not on the backs of Americans. It's your responsibility to ensure that you're doing it lawfully.”
Khanna never answered the basic question he walked in with: if only citizens can vote, and illegal voting should be prosecuted, why is proving citizenship before registration so controversial?
For supporters of the SAVE America Act, that's the question Democrats still can't answer. They won't answer it because they can't. Not without admitting that "existing safeguards" is a talking point, not a policy.
Khanna came on to defend the indefensible. Bartiromo made him pay for it. Pass the SAVE America Act.
Editor's Note: The Democrats are doing everything in their power to undermine the integrity of our elections.
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