周二，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普猛烈抨击邮寄投票“腐败透顶”，与此同时，《拯救美国法案》正被提交至参议院进行辩论。
特朗普在与爱尔兰总理米哈伊尔·马丁共同出席三叶草碗活动时发表上述言论，他对人群表示：“即将到来的最重要事情是参议院的《拯救美国法案》。”
他称该法案侧重于选民身份识别和公民身份证明，同时也针对“腐败的”邮寄选票。
“我们是世界上唯一那样做的国家。腐败透顶，”特朗普说道，“然后我们又加入了两项内容……一项是禁止男性参加女性体育赛事。这似乎是件容易的事。我相信这得到了99%的支持。另一项是禁止对我们的儿童进行跨性别 mutilation（ mutilation在此处指手术等伤害性操作，此处保留原文术语以准确传达特朗普的表述）。完全禁止。这一议题的支持率仅为98%。”
“希望参议院能够通过这两项内容。你不可能找到比这更好的五项内容了，”他继续说道，“这对我们的国家非常有利。我的意思是，谁会反对选民身份证，谁会反对公民身份证明？而那些反对这些要求的人，或者说那些想要作弊的人。这非常非常简单。我们不能让这种情况发生。”
《拯救美国法案》要求在联邦选举中进行公民身份证明才能登记投票，并在投票站强制要求选民身份识别，共和党人认为这些措施对于确保选举安全是必要的。
总统发表上述言论之前，参议院共和党人推动将《拯救美国法案》提交至参议院进行辩论，旨在迫使民主党人就这项特朗普支持的法案表明公开立场。
立法者以51票对48票的结果投票决定开始辩论该法案，这是向前迈出的初步一步，而民主党人仍保持一致反对。
阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基是唯一投票反对推进该法案的共和党人，而所有民主党人都投了反对票。北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯未参与投票。
这一程序性举措为该法案的辩论打开了大门，预计共和党领导人将在未来几天允许提出修正案并进行更广泛的讨论。
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩预计最终会提出结束辩论的动议，这将为最终投票做准备，而最终投票需要获得60票才能推进。
共和党人需要获得民主党人的支持才能达到这一门槛，这使得该法案的前进道路充满不确定性。
民主党人反对该法案，他们认为现有法律已经禁止非公民投票，并警告这些要求可能会给符合条件的选民设置障碍。
2020年选举期间，邮寄投票大幅扩大，并且在包括一些由共和党人领导的州在内的多个州仍然被广泛使用。
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted mail-in voting as “corrupt as hell” as the SAVE America Act heads to the Senate floor for debate.
Trump made the remarks during the Shamrock Bowl presentation with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, telling the crowd “the biggest thing coming up is the SAVE America Act in the Senate.”
He said the legislation focuses on voter identification and proof of citizenship, while also taking aim at “corrupt” mail-in ballots.
“We’re the only country in the world that does it that way. Corrupt as hell,” Trump said. “Then we added two more…One is no men in women’s sports. That seems like an easy one. I believe that’s the 99%. And no transgender mutilation of our children. None. That’s only polling at 98%.”
“Hopefully the Senate is going to be able to get that. You can’t ask for five better things,” he continued. “It’s so good for our nation. I mean, who would not have voter ID, who would not have, proof of citizenship? And, the only people who would want not to have that or people that want to cheat. It’s very, very simple. We can’t let that happen.”
The SAVE America Act would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and mandate voter identification at the polls, measures Republicans argue are necessary to secure elections.
The president’s remarks followed Senate Republicans moving to bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate floor, aiming to force Democrats to take a public position on the Trump-backed measure.
Lawmakers voted 51-48 to begin debate on the bill, an initial step forward with Democrats remaining unified in opposition.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was the only Republican to vote against advancing the measure, while all Democrats voted no. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., did not vote.
The procedural move opens the door for debate on the legislation, with GOP leaders expected to allow amendments and extended discussion in the days ahead.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to eventually file to end the debate, which would set up a final vote requiring 60 votes to move forward.
Republicans would need support from Democrats to reach that threshold, making the bill’s path forward uncertain.
Democrats have opposed the legislation, arguing existing laws already prohibit noncitizens from voting and warning the requirements could create barriers for eligible voters.
Mail-in voting expanded significantly during the 2020 election and remains widely used in several states, including some led by Republicans.
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