"MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION GO FOR THE GOLD. He laid out a list of what he wanted in the bill, much of which is not currently in the proposal: showing voter ID and proof of citizenship, banning mail ballots except for a few instances, and, unrelated to voting, a ban on transgender people participating in women's sports and gender-affirming surgeries for minors."
"The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said last week that Trump added on some priorities for the bill, including a ban on transgender transition surgeries for minors. We are not gonna tolerate the mutilation of young children in this country. No men in women's sports, she said."
"The Save America Act is a rebranded name for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the Save Act, a bill that has been circulating through Congress in some version for more than two years. The US House passed the bill earlier this year, but it faces steep odds in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to move forward because of the filibuster rule."
Trump announced he will not sign any bills until Congress passes the Save America Act, a voting restriction measure. The president demands the bill include voter ID requirements, proof of citizenship, mail ballot bans, and provisions unrelated to voting such as transgender sports bans and restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. The Save America Act, previously circulating as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, passed the House but faces significant obstacles in the Senate, requiring 60 votes to overcome the filibuster. Trump's demands exceed current bill provisions, and the White House confirmed he is pushing to add transgender-related measures to the voting legislation.
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