Hypocrisy of the Day
Trump’s actual problem with mail-in voting is that it allows more Americans to vote at a time when he’s made his own party deeply unpopular with voters. pic.twitter.com/pq9smElHBY
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) March 24, 2026
The New York Times reports Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail
According to voter records on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website, Mr. Trump voted by mail in Palm Beach County, home to his Mar-a-Lago Club. Records show he has been registered to vote there since 2019 — and that he mailed his ballot at least one other time, in 2020.
The website noted that Mr. Trump’s voter status was “by mail ballot” and that it had been counted in the special election that will determine whether Democrat Emily Gregory or Republican Jon Maples, whom Mr. Trump endorsed, will represent Mr. Trump’s district in the Florida state house.
Mr. Trump’s most recent vote, reported earlier by The Washington Post, comes as the president torpedoed negotiations to end the partial government shutdown to demand Republican lawmakers pass legislation called the SAVE Act that would stiffen voter identification requirements and make mail-in voting significantly more difficult.
The White House said in a statement that the legislation was not designed to eliminate mail-in voting. “The SAVE America Act has common-sense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel — but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed,” the statement said. “As everyone knows, the President is a resident of Palm Beach and participates in Florida elections, but he obviously primarily lives at the White House in Washington, D.C.”
During an appearance in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, he argued that the voter identification bill was essential to national security. “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,” he said. “I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all.”
Mr. Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, and has called the SAVE Act one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in the country’s history. During his State of the Union address, Mr. Trump falsely claimed that “cheating is rampant in our elections” and called for “no more crooked mail-in ballots,” though states that vote entirely by mail see very little fraud.
Mr. Trump has called for some exceptions for mail-in voting, such as when voters are ill, disabled, traveling or in the military. But it is unclear why Mr. Trump chose to mail his ballot for this week’s Florida’s special election. He has spent the last two weekends in West Palm Beach during the early voting period, which started on March 14 and ended on Sunday.
According to the elections website, his polling location is within a 15-minute drive of both his residence and his golf club.
SAVE Act Lies and Hypocrisy
NEW: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a leading champion of the SAVE America Act, repeatedly rejected concerns that the bill would impose voter registration barriers for millions.
But privately, he admitted it would pose hurdles for married women and those who’ve changed their legal name.…
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) March 24, 2026
These people HATE the constitution. They HATE freedom and they HATE women. https://t.co/vh2cvJehVE
— Boston Smalls (@smalls2672) March 24, 2026
Chip Roy: “Our chief of staff had to go get another ID in Virginia. Virginia adopted the real ID system. So, she had to go through a bunch of hoops. She’s going to have to go back to the DNV twice because they want the paperwork for it.“
Trump Claims Iran Gave Him a Present
BREAKING: Trump claims that Iran gave him a present:
“They gave us a present and the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is but it was a very significant prize and they gave it to… pic.twitter.com/tDMQ1OYcl8
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 24, 2026
What the Save Act Is Really About
I read the “Save America Act” bc I wondered why MAGAs were expending so much energy on it. Creating obstacles 4 married women w/ name changes is part of it but I wasn’t convinced it was all of it bc it wld impact conservative women too. What I found is scary & underreported. ⬇️ https://t.co/1kLmr7bNFm
— JennyCohn ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) March 14, 2026
The Really Good News
The good news is the SAVE Act is dead, but anyone with an ounce of sense knew that long ago.https://t.co/1ZKPVVKMz9 https://t.co/6czCuR1MYM
— Mike "Mish" Shedlock (@MishGEA) March 24, 2026
The good news is the SAVE Act is dead, but anyone with an ounce of sense knew that long ago.
My god are you stupid @NJ_USA_Patriot
The SAVE Act Dies this Week. Get Over It.https://t.co/1ZKPVVKMz9
— Mike "Mish" Shedlock (@MishGEA) March 24, 2026
Senator Mike Lee is supposed to single-handedly stop a deal that has already been made (literally certain from the beginning).
And even Trump has backed down. That is how delusional many people are.
Q: Would you sign a deal to fund everything but ICE to get those TSA agents re-paid?
Trump: Any deal Democrats make, I’m pretty much not happy with it. pic.twitter.com/JlCm0tuLGu
— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) March 24, 2026
This was ridiculously easy to see.
The SAVE Act Dies this Week. Get Over It.
Dateline March 15, 2026: The SAVE Act Dies this Week. Get Over It.
There Reasons the Save Act Is Dead
- There is no majority to end the filibuster
- A talking filibuster would fail
- Even if by some miracle it passed, the Supreme Court would strike it
Five Republican Senators Against Ending the Filibuster
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune – “Ending the filibuster would be a “Grave Error”
- Kevin Cramer – Strongly Against
- Lisa Murkowski – Firmly Against
- Susan Collins – Firmly Against
- Roger Marshall – Generally Opposed
Senate Math
It takes 51 votes, not 50, to kill the filibuster. The Vice President has no role in this. That means three of the above five would have to change their minds.
There is zero chance of that.
Q: What about replacing Thune?
A: That was one of the more idiotic ideas that surfaced on X.How a Talking Filibuster Works
In a talking filibuster, the minority party, in this case the Democrats, would be able to tie up all business in the Senate by talking for as long as possible.
Only one or two Democrats would need to be on the floor at any time. The burden would fall on Republicans to stick together to strike dilatory motions and problematic amendments.
A talking filibuster would be a 100 percent sleep-in for all the Republican Senators while Democrats could take turns holding the podium. And I doubt there are 50 votes in the first place.
In addition, a “true talking filibuster” would also allow Democrats to force amendment votes, which could put vulnerable GOP incumbents in a tough spot.
Republicans chose to prolong the agony, making themselves look even sillier in the process.
So Much Winning!
The whole thing is an exercise in stupidity because the Save Act is clearly unconstitutional.
Addendum
Trump appears to have changed his mind on accepting the deal Thune negotiated. He now proposes using the National Guard for airport TSA.
Trump is out of his mind. Now he’s saying he’s going to send the National Guard into American airports to solve this crisis. Just fucking end the Republican shutdown and pay these TSA workers. pic.twitter.com/lA2lDlayMu
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) March 24, 2026
Addendum II
It’s hard to imagine how the SAVE America Act could be passed through reconciliation
And by “hard” I mean “essentially impossible”
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 24, 2026
Always my position
A Foolproof Idea
I 100% back this idea.@500yoChristian has a foolproof plan for how Republicans can lose the Senate
Let's spend a shitload of money with Republicans fighting each other. https://t.co/E4Q4J4oSVM
— Mike "Mish" Shedlock (@MishGEA) March 24, 2026
Addendum IV
President Trump is telling lie after lie in his push for national restrictions on mail-in voting. Fact check on some of them: https://t.co/jxkKnRd9nf
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 24, 2026
Article posted with permission from Mish Shedlock
