Trump Boasts ‘Great Reviews’ of His Election Security Address With Push for SAVE America Act

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President Donald Trump boasted “great reviews” of his primetime address on election security Friday morning and renewed his demand that Congress pass the SAVE America Act.

The post came hours after the president used a nationally televised address to allege past attempts to sway the 2020 election by China and promote the stalled election reforms bill, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote as part of his push for tighter election laws.

Taking to Truth Social, the president wrote:

Great reviews on speech last night. Big audience. Pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!!! Thank you! President DONALD J. TRUMP

(Screengrab via Truth Social)

Trump did not immediately identify which “reviews” he was referencing, but support from some MAGA Republican loyalists followed almost immediately after his speech on Thursday night.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) argued that “American elections should not be less secure than Olive Garden’s endless pasta,” adding that it was “more important than ever to crush foreign election interference” while urging lawmakers to pass the legislation.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also backed the president’s broader message, calling for Chinese student visas to be revoked.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe defended Trump’s assertions, saying he had “long publicly highlighted China’s nefarious efforts to influence the 2020 election against President Trump, as evidenced by my dissent to the flawed January 2021 Intelligence Community Assessment.”

The speech was met with extensive fact–checking from multiple news organizations after Trump repeated claims about the 2020 election and foreign interference.

CBS aired the first 15-minutes of the address before cutting away to fact-check several of the president’s assertions, while ABC and NBC declined to carry the speech live on their primary broadcast networks.

Democratic lawmakers also came out en masse to condemn the address, accusing Trump of reviving false election claims and using the presidency to pressure Congress over voting legislation ahead of the midterm elections.

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