Thune says Senate will move FISA bill without SAVE America Act, rebuffing Trump
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said the Senate will attempt to pass an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) enhanced surveillance powers without the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act attached, rebuffing President Trump’s demand to link the two bills. Thune, who has repeatedly warned that letting Section 702…
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🚨 JUST IN: Senate Leader John Thune tells President Trump NO, they WON'T attach the SAVE America Act to the FISA bill as Trump requested because it's "unrealistic"
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 15, 2026
At EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY the SAVE America Act gets stalled and blocked.
IT GOT 50 VOTES ON THE FLOOR, nuke… pic.twitter.com/lbVm9uubPb
🚨 @LeaderJohnThune tells Trump to kick sand… says he will not attach the critical SAVE America Act to the FISA bill, calling it “unrealistic.”
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 15, 2026
Another stall tactic from the establishment as voter integrity gets blocked at every turn.
John Thune is tagged, let him hear you! pic.twitter.com/O3jxw27gzE
Thune rejects Trump demand to link SAVE America Act to FISA https://t.co/H8aIW0pC1m
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) June 15, 2026
“The SAVE America Act just won’t go away for Senate Republicans, no matter how many times they think it’s dead and gone.”
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) June 15, 2026
That’s what happens when voters overwhelmingly support a bill—across party lines—in response to a known and growing problem.
This won’t just “go away.” https://t.co/11BCMwVG4c pic.twitter.com/sCxBGOnCtZ