Trump's LAST DITCH attempt to SAVE Himself EXPOSED
February 22, 2026
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13:18Now PlayingTrump's LAST DITCH attempt to SAVE Himself EXPOSED
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as posted by the channelAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the SAVE America Act, the Trump-backed bill that passed the House and would require documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote in federal elections. The hosts lay out the objective data: voter fraud in the United States occurs at a rate of 0.00004%, making you more likely to win the lottery or get struck by lightning. Utah's review of over 2 million registered voters found exactly one confirmed noncitizen registration and zero instances of noncitizen voting. Yet the bill could immediately disenfranchise millions — with 11% of all eligible voters lacking qualifying ID, a number that jumps to 13% for Black Americans versus 5% for whites, and climbs as high as 15–30% among low-income, elderly, disabled, and minority populations. The attorneys trace the direct line from Jim Crow-era literacy tests and identification requirements to today's voter ID push, and warn that the SAVE Act is just the opening move in a broader strategy to eliminate mail-in voting entirely. They challenge the "common sense" framing that has attracted bipartisan polling support, arguing that even 60–70% of Democrats who back the idea don't realize the disproportionate impact — or that existing safeguards like signature verification, perjury penalties, and voter roll audits already address the nonexistent problem. As Kabateck puts it: this is a solution looking for a problem.
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