JD Vance Turns Table On Reporter Asking About Nationalizing Elections

Vice President J.D. Vance fired back at a reporter Wednesday who asked about President Donald Trump “nationalizing elections.”

Trump called on Republicans to nationalize elections and to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require every American to provide government-issued identification before voting. Vance said voter ID should be required for all individuals who plan on voting in U.S. elections.

“If what you mean by intervening in the election is that we want everyone to have a voter ID before voting in this country, yes, we should be doing that, to be clear,” Vance said.

The crowd began chanting “USA!” in response.

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The SAVE Act passed the House in a 218-213 vote on Feb. 12, with Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar being the only Democrat to vote in favor of the legislation. The Senate voted to advance it in a 51-48 vote Tuesday, and is expected to spend several days debating the bill.

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote against the legislation’s advancement, while Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis was not present for the vote. Tillis has vocally opposed using a talking filibuster to pass the bill.

Trump called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to gather the necessary votes to get the election integrity bill to his desk. He threatened to veto every other bill that reaches his desk unless the Senate passes the SAVE Act.

“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” Trump told former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino. “We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many — 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”