President Trump is offering zero room for retreat, surrender, or tolerance for Republicans to capitulate on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding without forcing the Democrat party's hand on the ever-crucial SAVE America Act.
In a fiery post on Truth Social late Sunday evening, the President dropped the hammer on milquetoast Republicans and the "country-destroying" resistance party currently holding the DHS hostage.
No deal. None. Until the Democrats relent on passing the Act, a key election integrity measure requiring proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting.
Trump made it crystal clear he’s willing to let the shutdown chaos—which the Democrats instigated and have consistently voted to keep in place—drag on indefinitely.
"I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they vote with Republicans to pass 'THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,'" he wrote. "It is far more important than anything else we are doing in the Senate ..."
Trump blasted any deal involving cuts to ICE—even disguised—as unacceptable unless bundled with the full SAVE America Act.
The President would also like to see a firm stand on men in women's sports and gender mutilation of children.
All of this—ALL of this—is overwhelmingly supported by the American people. Across party lines. Across races and other demographics.
Trump went on to suggest that any Republicans opposing these things should "never be elected again" and leaders in the Senate should "kill the filibuster" and get it done by staying in the nation's capital through the Easter holiday if necessary.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 23, 2026
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has thus far cast the only GOP vote against the SAVE America Act.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) took to the floor of the Senate over the weekend to point out the many, many flaws in the Democrat party's arguments in opposition to the SAVE America Act.
"They [Democrats] say, 'Well, it's [voting] a constitutionally-protected right. Darn right it is! And it's our job to make sure that that's protected," Lee said. "But the fact that it's a constitutionally-protected right in no way, shape, or form means that we have to make it easy to vote, and screw the rest. Let's let them cheat."
And that, right there, is why the opposition is fighting tooth and nail to stop legislation that a vast majority of Americans view as simple common sense. They can't stand to see actual Americans have easier access to voting, while simultaneously making it harder for nefarious actors to cheat in our elections.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump is calling on the US Senate to NUKE the filibuster and for John Thune to HOLD Senators in DC through Easter until the SAVE America Act is passed
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 23, 2026
47 also says he will NOT negotiate with Democrats until they vote for the bill.
“I don't think we should… pic.twitter.com/f3OBNCGd4i
Senate Democrats, meanwhile, have blocked a House-passed bill to fully fund DHS for the fifth time since the shutdown began on February 14th. They are continuing to hold the funding hostage over their demands on behalf of illegal immigrants (their greatest asset), even as airport chaos worsens and frontline workers go unpaid.
As Trump said in another social media screed over the weekend, the radical left is "the greatest enemy America has."
There isn't a close second, really.
President Trump has suggested that if the Senate is unable to get the SAVE America Act across the finish line, he would pursue an executive order to enforce strict voter ID requirements nationwide, vowing it will happen before the 2026 midterms.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 13, 2026
"Republicans must put this at the top of every speech — It is a CAN’T MISS FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MIDTERMS, AND BEYOND!" the President insisted.
Such an order, however, would almost assuredly get bogged down in the courts with a slew of lawsuits.
Voter ID is a non-controversial issue. Americans want it. Even Democrat voters want it. And, despite Democrats suggesting minorities and women aren't bright enough to clear the hurdles to secure identification, every demographic wants it.
"Voter ID is NOT controversial in this country. A photo ID to vote is NOT controversial in this country. It is not controversial by party, and it is not controversial by race," CNN data guru Harry Enten recently explained. "The vast majority of Americans agree.”
Americans agree with Nicki Minaj when it comes to voter id.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) February 3, 2026
83% of favor photo voter id to vote per Pew. This includes 70%+ of Democrats and Republicans, as well as 75%+ of Americans across races.... White, Black, and Latino.
It's not controversial. pic.twitter.com/9Kocw85Uh8
In fact, the only group opposed to it is the far-left extremists running the Democrat party at present.
In a sane world, a bill like the SAVE America Act would zip through both chambers of Congress and be on the President's desk in short order. Instead, hampered by Democrats who seek to allow fraud to run rampant and Republicans who oftentimes struggle to find a spine to fight back against the fraud, the President has to continually explain why this matter is a hill to die on. For the sake of this country.
His fiery social media posts will only go so far. Is there no other leader out there who can see this through?
Trump won't back down, and neither should Senate Republicans.
Editor's Note: The Democrats are doing everything in their power to undermine the integrity of our elections.
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