Trump urged to pressure John Thune

X users spent May 19 urging Donald Trump to turn his attention from Rep. Thomas Massie to Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the SAVE America Act, according to posts cited in a social-media thread reviewed for this report. One post, identified as X post ID 2057061479526863035, appealed directly to Trump to “go after John Thune with the same viciousness” used against Massie and to “FORCE him to pass the SAVE America Act.” (x.com) (thune.senate.gov) John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, had already said on March 12 that he planned to bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate floor the following week, according to a press release on his Senate website. (thune.senate.gov) Congress.gov identifies the SAVE America Act as H.R. 7296, introduced on Jan. 30 by Rep. Chip Roy, and says the bill would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and photo identification to vote. ### What were users asking Trump to do? A May 19 X post cited in the thread asked Trump to target Thune in the same way Trump had targeted Massie. (x.com) The post said: “Please, PLEASE, President Trump: go after John Thune with the same viciousness you just went after Thomas Massie with FORCE him to pass the SAVE America Act.” The post framed Thune as the obstacle to Senate action, though the cited material reviewed for this report did not show any direct response from Trump to that specific appeal. The thread linked the pressure campaign on Thune to Trump’s recent public attacks on Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has drawn Trump’s ire in a separate intraparty dispute. (thune.senate.gov) ### What is the SAVE America Act? Congress.gov says H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act, was introduced in the House on Jan. 30, 2026, by Rep. Chip Roy of Texas. The Congressional Research Service summary says the bill would require applicants to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering for federal elections and would require voters to present eligible photo identification documents. (x.com) The summary also says the bill would require states to take ongoing steps to ensure only U.S. citizens are registered to vote and to remove noncitizens from official voter rolls. For absentee voting in federal elections, the measure would require a copy of an identification document both when requesting and when submitting an absentee ballot. (nbcnews.com) ### What has Thune said about moving it? John Thune said on March 12 that he would bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate floor “next week,” according to his office’s press release. In those remarks, Thune described the legislation as a package of “commonsense policies” and said the Senate would have “a full and robust debate.” (congress.gov) Thune’s office also said the bill’s core provisions would require proof of citizenship to register and ID at the polls. The press release did not, in the material reviewed here, provide a final vote date or outcome for Senate consideration. (congress.gov) ### Why did Massie come up in these posts? Thomas Massie appeared in the thread because users were explicitly comparing pressure on Thune with Trump’s treatment of Massie. NBC News reported in earlier coverage that Trump and two of his top political advisers moved to back a super PAC aimed at opposing Massie in his 2026 primary after Massie criticized Trump over U.S. strikes in Iran. (thune.senate.gov) The May 19 X appeal used that comparison as a tactic, asking Trump to deploy the same public pressure against Thune to force movement on the voting bill. The cited posts reviewed for this report did not show Thune replying on X to that message. (thune.senate.gov) ### What comes next in Congress? Congress.gov lists H.R. 7296 as introduced and referred to the House Administration Committee on Jan. 30. Thune’s March 12 statement remains the clearest public marker in the reviewed sources for Senate floor plans, and any next step would most likely appear through Senate floor scheduling, Thune’s office, or Congress.gov bill actions. (congress.gov) (x.com) (nbcnews.com)