Anything but SAVE America Act is a ‘big yawn’ to Trump

President Trump is fighting an uphill battle to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, raising questions about why he is investing so much political capital into legislation he has admitted he does not believe will become law. 

Trump and his allies said it was even more imperative to pass the legislation following Monday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots sent by Election Day to be counted, but at the same time, Trump told reporters he did not believe Congress will approve the measure.

Still, the president is prioritizing it over other pieces of legislation, including a bipartisan housing bill that he was slated to sign last week before he canceled a signing ceremony in anger over the SAVE America Act. 

“It’s so unimportant compared to the SAVE America Act,” Trump said Monday of the housing bill, which passed the House and Senate with large bipartisan majorities.

“When I look at the bill, it’s a bill. When I look at the SAVE America Act, it’s about saving America. It’s a yawn,” he continued. “To me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.”

One source close to the White House raised concerns with Trump’s approach, arguing “no good manager demands a grand slam every at-bat.” 

“Singles and doubles win games too. The SAVE Act is being run like a grand slam strategy, and we keep leaving runners on base hoping for one instead of taking the sure hits in front of us. Right now, that’s a losing approach: We’re striking out when we should be scoring,” the source said. 

Others argue Trump’s strategy will divide Republicans when they should be united ahead of what will likely be an uphill midterm election. 

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