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President Donald Trump berated a reporter who asked why he wanted senators to stay in Washington instead of heading home to campaign.<\/p>\n

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The exchange happened Monday during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One as Trump traveled to Michigan, according to Newsweek. A reporter pressed him on his push to keep the chamber in session, asking why lawmakers should not be out campaigning across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a stupid question,\u201d Trump answered, according to the video of the exchange posted on X, then repeated the line when the reporter followed up.<\/p>\n

Trump then explained that he wanted senators to remain in D.C. until they passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, currently the president\u2019s top legislative priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SAVE Act has to be done. They shouldn\u2019t leave town. I\u2019m not going to stop them from doing it, but they should get the SAVE Act done,\u201d he said in the video. He warned that failure would carry a cost, saying \u201cif they don\u2019t get it done, it\u2019s going to be a very bad thing for the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The president claimed every Democrat would oppose the measure and predicted roughly four Republicans would break ranks as well, according to the video. <\/p>\n

Trump has placed enormous pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to pass the bill. He wrote on Truth Social that Thune should block the Senate from leaving until it passes the bill or ends the filibuster, but Thune has repeatedly argued that he doesn\u2019t have the votes.<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week the president\u2019s patience with the leader was running thin.<\/p>\n

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The SAVE Act would require voters to prove citizenship when registering. The Senate has rejected it twice by a 48-50 margin, according to Democracy Docket. House Speaker Mike Johnson has folded pieces of the plan into a budget framework he hopes to move through reconciliation, though the Senate parliamentarian could block that route, Newsweek reported.<\/p>\n

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