A black Republican woman refuted a white Democratic man’s suggestion Wednesday that a voter identification law was probably designed to stop minorities from voting.
The black woman’s rebuttal occurred during a voter panel on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show.” It followed the Democratic panelist characterizing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act as a “voter suppression” bill.
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“An act like the SAVE Act is very likely more aimed at voter suppression and at keeping key demographics that the Republican Party does not want voting to not show out and vote,” the Democrat said.
Host Will Cain asked which demographics the Democrat was referring to.
“I think very often minority demographics,” he said.
“That’s not true,” the black woman retorted.
Cain asked if she had identification and proof of citizenship.
“Yeah. And if I need a copy of my birth certificate, it’s just a matter of going online or going up to the department and asking for it. And showing my information to get it,” she said. “To say that it would negatively affect a minority group because they’re somehow not educated enough to get these documents is completely outrageous.”
The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has repeatedly described the bill as “Jim Crow 2.0.”
However, SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith and comedian Bill Maher warned Schumer that his rhetoric would backfire and benefit President Donald Trump during a Feb. 4 episode of “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.”
“Don’t engage in that kind of hyperbole. Because we’re living in the year 2026. And when you start bringing up ‘Jim Crow 2.0,’ you’re trying to hearken back to a time that most people recognize — no, we’re not living in those times right now,” Smith said. “Of course we’ve got our troubles … Don’t do that because that’s playing right into Trump’s hands.”
Maher agreed, saying it was “foolish” for Schumer to claim the bill was racist and he should not “engage in the kind of hyperbole that’s just going to bite you in the ass.”
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten also said on “CNN News Central” Feb. 3 that white, black and Latino Americans all backed mandating photo identification to vote.
“I think a lot of people make the argument that people of color, non-white Americans have a harder time procuring a photo ID to vote,” Enten said. “But even here, take a look here, favor photo ID to vote: 85% of white people favor it, 82% of Latino, 76% of black Americans favor it.”
The SAVE Act passed the House in April 2025, but it has since stalled in the Senate.
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