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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Trump turns on Republicans in explosive voter ID showdown

  • President Donald Trump announced that he would not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which was intended to address cost-of-living issues.
  • His refusal is a protest against the Senate's failure to pass 'THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,' a bill he champions to restrict postal voting and implement voter ID.
  • The housing legislation will automatically become law at midnight on Friday, as it has been awaiting his signature for nine working days.
  • Trump criticized his own party on Truth Social and demanded the Senate eliminate the 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass his voting bill and other Republican legislation.
  • He has consistently railed against mail-in voting since the 2020 election and previously threatened not to sign any legislation until voting restrictions are enacted.

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‘Title of DUMB’: Trump refuses to sign housing bill and bashes Republicans in spat over voter ID

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