Red States Implementing Voter ID Workarounds As Trump Scolds Senate

“When you have policies like that, you have to cheat,” Trump said. “It’s the only way they can win. And we shouldn’t allow them to cheat. And we should terminate the filibuster, because if they get the chance, they’ll do it in the first hour back.”

Several Senate Republicans have expressed concerns similar to those of Trump. They worry that if Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, regain control of the upper chamber, they will attempt once again to abolish the filibuster.

But that said, among Republicans, there is little desire to eliminate the rule, which has traditionally been utilized by the minority party to block partisan bills from being quickly pushed through the Senate.

Meanwhile, certain provisions of the SAVE America Act are being implemented in GOP-controlled states.