Tonight, Donald Trump is expected to use a rare primetime White House address to tout the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him and demand that Congress pass the so-called SAVE America Act.
For years, his claims were investigated, litigated, audited, and rejected. State election officials, federal security officials, courts, and members of his own administration found no evidence that fraud or foreign interference changed the result.
There is no credible evidence that the election was stolen. Trump simply lost.
There’s no new evidence to support his bogus claims. He’s doing it because he and the Republican Party are desperate to cling to control of Congress in 2026.
With voters focused on high costs and Republicans increasingly alarmed about the midterms, Trump is touting the same conspiracy theories he used after his defeat in 2020. His goal is to try to manufacture a crisis, inflame his base, and pressure Republican senators into changing federal election rules just months before voters decide control of Congress.
Even as Republican leaders acknowledge that the SAVE America Act does not currently have the votes to pass the Senate, Trump and his MAGA allies are now searching for ways to force it through anyway.
The SAVE America Act is a sweeping bill that would impose documentary proof of citizenship and voter ID mandates that could make it harder for millions of eligible voters to register and cast a ballot. It would also force states to turn over voter information to Trump’s Department of Homeland Security.
And this bill is only one piece of Trump’s broader effort to expand White House influence over elections traditionally administered by state and local officials.
This is not about election security. It is a desperate attempt to make voting harder and protect Republican power before voters have the opportunity to take Congress away from them.
According to reports, Trump may use tonight’s speech to selectively highlight information about China, voting machines, or alleged cybersecurity vulnerabilities. But none of it proves his central lie. Countless investigations found no evidence that any foreign actor altered voter registrations, ballots, or vote counts in the 2020 election.
Election security concerns should be addressed with facts and evidence, not exploited as a pretext to restrict voting rights and expand presidential power.
The Constitution gives states responsibility for administering elections. It does not give the president authority to seize control of the process because he fears voters will reject his party and its deeply unpopular agenda.
Trump lost in 2020. Now he and the GOP are trying to use their lies about that defeat to protect their power in 2026.
Before Trump takes the stage tonight, Congress needs to hear overwhelming opposition to this bill.
Sign the petition: tell Congress to reject the SAVE America Act.
