Red States Implementing Voter ID Workarounds As Trump Scolds Senate

When asked on Tuesday if he was disappointed that Republicans had not terminated the filibuster, Trump said he was, but he did not blame Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. “I’m disappointed,” Trump said, according to Fox News. “I like John a lot, but he, you know, he has a couple of Republicans that are foolish people. A couple of them are, like, a couple of them I can’t stand, actually.”

It’s unclear which Republicans Trump was referring to, as he has frequently expressed frustration with some members of the GOP who deviate from his agenda. However, his message has consistently been the same: eliminate the filibuster or Democrats will likely win in November.

Trump argued that the SAVE America Act would have passed without the filibuster, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and limiting mail-in voting. “Because anytime you have mail-in voting, they’re going to cheat. And they cheat like dogs, and they have to cheat,” he said, per Fox.