After the Supreme Court ruled Monday against President Trump’s efforts to regulate elections and allowed states to count ballots that arrive after Election Day, Trump complained on social media about “the tremendous loss.”
In addition to wanting to stop mail-in ballots (except for illness, disability, military deployment, or travel), Trump also noted that he wants all voters to show photo ID and proof of citizenship, as described in his SAVE America Act, and has called out five Republican Senators who have voted against the Act: Senators Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Thom Tillis (North Carolina), Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), and Bill Cassidy (Louisiana).
Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version. I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!!
Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the… https://t.co/NY3G62paNj
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) June 29, 2026
Cassidy replied on social media: “Mr. President, I don’t know which version of the SAVE America Act you’re referring to, but I am a cosponsor and support the latest version. I don’t know which staffer misled you, but thank you for your attention to this matter!! Btw, it’s irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act. We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP!!”
[NOTE: Trump declined to sign a bipartisan housing bill last week, saying he would sign no legislation until the SAVE Act passed.]
Cassidy, who lost his GOP primary bid to Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, has criticized the President’s priorities in the past.
Responding in late May — after his primary defeat — to the since-scuttled $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged legal persecution by the Biden administration, Cassidy wrote: “People are concerned about paying their mortgage or rent, affording groceries and paying for gas, not about putting together a $1.8 billion fund for the President and his allies to pay whomever they wish with no legal precedent or accountability. This is adding to our national debt. If there needs to be a settlement, the administration should bring it to Congress to decide.”
People are concerned about paying their mortgage or rent, affording groceries and paying for gas, not about putting together a $1.8 billion fund for the President and his allies to pay whomever they wish with no legal precedent or accountability. This is adding to our national…
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) May 20, 2026