GOP failure to pass SAVE Act shows why Trump was elected

Published March 11, 2026 7:00am ET



Ask a mainstream journalist why President Donald Trump was elected, and you’ll probably get some version of the same answer: The 45th and 47th president was only elected because a lot of Republicans are rotten.

The media are right about the rotten part. But they’re accusing the wrong Republicans.

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