{"id":37265,"date":"2026-08-10T21:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37265"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:42:37","slug":"kamala-harris-save-act-video-backfires-goes-viral-with-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37265","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris SAVE Act video backfires, goes viral with conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6402261936112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Rep Biggs slams Senate for delaying &#8216;Save America Act&#8217;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C., criticizes the Senate&#8217;s delay in passing the Save America Act. Biggs emphasizes the House has passed the bill multiple times. They highlight the legislation&#8217;s popularity, with over 70% public support for common-sense ideas like voter ID and proof of citizenship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Conservatives piled on former Vice President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178705\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamala Harris<\/a> after she warned Americans would have to &#8220;prove who you are&#8221; under the SAVE America Act, arguing her criticism inadvertently turned into a sales pitch for the Republican-backed bill.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Incredible SAVE America Act saleswoman,&#8221; wrote conservative commentator <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178706\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2086256507696402800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Daughetry<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Harris posted a video on her X account Friday discussing <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178707\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/midterm-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">midterm elections<\/a> while highlighting <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178708\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-said-democrats-support-voter-id-then-every-senate-democrat-voted-against-gop-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the SAVE Act<\/a>, including lamenting to voters that &#8220;you\u2019re going to have to have proof of who you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She added the bill will require &#8220;a passport, which a lot of Americans don\u2019t have, or a birth certificate. Same point, obstacles to make it difficult for you to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178709\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register to vote<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178710\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-said-democrats-support-voter-id-then-every-senate-democrat-voted-against-gop-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SCHUMER SAID \u2018DEMOCRATS SUPPORT VOTER ID\u2019 \u2014 THEN EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT VOTED AGAINST GOP BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/kamala-harris-austrian-world-summit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kamala Harris speaks during a panel discussion at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a panel discussion at the Austrian World Summit of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative on June 16, 2026, in Vienna, Austria.<\/span> <span>(AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump has made passage of the SAVE Act a top priority for his administration, pushing the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178711\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-faces-come-to-jesus-moment-trumps-election-priority-under-gop-new-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stalled election legislation <\/a>through a series of pressure tactics, including tying it to defense spending and threatening housing legislation.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The clip went viral among conservatives, with Trump even pinning the video to the top of his profile on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Jim Crow comparisons are tired. The poll tax is gone. Jim Crow is gone. Proving you\u2019re an American citizen before voting in an American election is not oppression. It\u2019s common sense,&#8221; said Texas <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178712\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesleyHuntTX\/status\/2086822413233197239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rep. Wesley Hunt in response<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178713\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/elissa-slotkin-says-save-america-act-would-make-hard-democrat-win-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WATCH: ELISSA SLOTKIN SAYS SAVE AMERICA ACT WOULD MAKE IT &#8216;HARD FOR ANY DEMOCRAT&#8217; TO WIN AN ELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/voter-DC.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"voter casts their ballot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A voter casts their ballot at a polling location inside McKinley Technology High School during a primary election in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. President Donald Trump threatened a federal government takeover of Washington, DC, if self-described democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins the city&#8217;s Democratic mayoral primary.<\/span> <span>(Graeme Sloan\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This is CRAZY- imagine a world where you have to prove who you are,&#8221; said former White House press secretary <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178714\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanspicer\/status\/2086624213004120465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Spicer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She needs to hang it up,&#8221; wrote Oversight Project vice president of litigation <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178715\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffClarkUS\/status\/2086295752058286115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Clark.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Kamala Harris complains that if the SAVE America Act passes, people will have to prove who they are in order to register to vote,&#8221; wrote conservative commentator <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178716\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2085884250088161676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benny Johnson said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Wonder why Kamala Harris thinks this is a bad thing,&#8221; posted Elon Musk\u2019s political action committee <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178717\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/america\/status\/2086107922656809045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Kamala Harris on the SAVE Act: it would require Americans to \u2018prove who you are\u2019 to vote. Trump reposted her clip himself,&#8221; said Fox News anchor <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178718\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanhannity\/status\/2086441113221513317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Hannity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178719\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republican-says-trumps-top-election-priority-dead-senate-gop-fractures-ahead-midterms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>REPUBLICAN SAYS TRUMP&#8217;S TOP ELECTION PRIORITY &#8216;DEAD&#8217; IN SENATE AS GOP FRACTURES AHEAD OF MIDTERMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Donald-Trump-Election-Security-Speech-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump gives primetime address on election security\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington.<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/Pool via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump has warned about the need for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1178720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/sen-mark-warner-called-out-abc-interview-inaccurate-voter-id-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voter ID laws<\/a> for years, including from the 2016 campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">With Congress out of session and the midterms approaching, Trump is continuing to push lawmakers to prioritize passage of the SAVE Act, keeping pressure on Republicans to act when they return to Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Democratic lawmakers have argued the SAVE Act would create unnecessary barriers for eligible voters, most notably potentially disenfranchising them.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fourteen states and Washington, D.C., do not require most voters to present identification when voting in person.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley J. 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