Trump refuses to sign housing bill in protest of SAVE America Act stall

President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would not sign a major housing bill that Congress sent to his desk in protest of the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act.

"I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, which is polling at 97% with the Republican Party, and very high with the non-politician Dumocrats," he posted on Truth Social.

Trump had been set to sign the bipartisan housing package in a ceremony on Capitol Hill, but he abruptly canceled those plans ahead of a lunch with Senators, saying he wouldn't sign the legislation until Congress sent him the voter ID bill.

The SAVE America Act is a marquis election integrity bill that primarily includes voter ID provisions. It has languished in the Senate due to the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has refused to alter Senate rules to advance the bill. Trump, for his part, has insisted the Democrats will do so when they take power, in order to pass their own agenda.

Trump's refusal to sign the bill means it will become law automatically within 10 days of his receipt of it.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.