Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed that the Democrats don't have a problem with voter/photo ID, but oppose other parts of the SAVE America Act:
Democrat Chuck Schumer lies and claims Democrats support voter ID, but calls the SAVE America Act “a voter suppression bill.”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 17, 2026
The American people overwhelmingly support photo ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote — why are Democrats ignoring them? pic.twitter.com/79kbNukzDv
The Republicans put that to the test, and here's how CBS News described what happened next:
An amendment that would require voters to show photo identification to cast a ballot failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying last week that Democrats were not opposed to such a requirement. https://t.co/tJarTS30Bq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2026
Ted Cruz helped the media save some time by describing how those posts and headlines about this could be much shorter:
You mean Schumer lied?
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 27, 2026
🤥 https://t.co/vEvb0eWbnQ
What a shocker!
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