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In theory, he will be making an economic address there.
But the president has put a lot of his domestic focus, actually, on something called the SAVE Act, or he's calling it the SAVE America Act, which would require the
proof of citizenship in order to vote, to register to vote.
And in fact, over the weekend, in amongst social media posts about a lot of different things, including the war, he said that as president, he will not sign other bills until this is passed.
The problem is it doesn't have the votes in the Senate to make it over a filibuster.
But the president is really beating this drum and at the moment making it the centerpiece of his entire agenda for Congress for what remains of the second year.
I will remind you, and you don't need reminding, that in the State of the Union address, he talked about the SAVE Act and he explicitly said that Democrats can only win if they cheat.
So he is laying groundwork for something.
He is certainly laying groundwork for something.
And, you know, this also comes in the context, as we talked about before, of this comes in the context of a redistricting effort to try to tilt the field in favor of Republicans.
Ultimately, that isn't working out the way he intended.
But all of these are indications that he's worried, that he does not want his second term to be
halted.
He doesn't want his agenda halted.
He doesn't want his administration to be mired in investigations.
And if Democrats win, that's exactly what's going to happen.
Especially when there's an unpopular president.
Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One shortly after attending the dignified transfer of six U.S.
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