Trump Responds Fiercely After McConnell and Murkowski Halt SAVE America Act

On Thursday afternoon, President Trump addressed a range of his controversial topics from the Oval Office. Notably, he directed his attention toward two Republican senators, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who have been obstacles to advancing the SAVE America Act. Independent journalist Nick Sortor captured the president’s remarks in a post on X.

Check out the post:

Here’s the president’s statement:

Critics of the SAVE America Act argue that individuals in impoverished, remote, or rural communities struggle to obtain identification, despite its essential role in modern life. Senator Lisa Murkowski, in particular, has voiced concerns regarding this issue affecting Alaska’s Native populations.

Murkowski knows she’d LOSE HER SEAT with the SAVE America Act, as she can’t win without rigging.

“Murkowski’s TERRIBLE. Terrible to us, terrible to the… pic.twitter.com/fCGtcWiVrU

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 11, 2026

The X post reads:

President Trump is going HARD after the two RINOs BLOCKING the SAVE America Act — Mitch McConnell and Lisa Murkowski 

Murkowski knows she’d LOSE HER SEAT with the SAVE America Act, as she can’t win without rigging. 

“Murkowski’s TERRIBLE. Terrible to us, terrible to the country!” 

“Mitch McConnell is a BAD GUY. I thought he was LOUSY at his job. Lousy at his job.” 

Thank GOD Mitch is gone after this year.

Here’s what the president said:

President Trump: I disagreed with him a lot because Mitch McConnell gave so much money to Democrats. He gave them money… had to go get the wall money from the military. I just took it out of the military because that guy wouldn’t do anything.

Mitch McConnell is a bad guy. And I thought he was lousy at his job. Lousy at his job. But when they gave him… the only thing they give him a lot of credit for judges, but I’m the one that got the judges. You know why? I won the election. If I didn’t win the election, he wouldn’t have had any judges. So, yeah…

(Incomprehensible calls from the media) 

Question: When will you defund the supplemental (incomprehensible)

Trump: I’ve done so much for Murkowski. We have the governor right here. Governor, have I done a lot for Alaska? Has there anybody done more for Alaska than me? 

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy: You have been the best president for Alaska in our history, Mr. President. I’ve said that many times. 

President Trump: And Murkowski is terrible to us. Terrible to the country. And you know, I almost feel guilty. I’ve probably done more for Alaska than any other state. Not because of her, because it’s the right thing to do. She’s just an impediment. But, she’s there. She will probably be a negative vote.

A big part of the argument against the SAVE America Act is that people living in poor areas, as well as people in remote and rural areas, somehow can’t obtain identification, even though life in the modern world is almost impossible without it. Princess Lisa Murkowski has stated such a concern about Alaska’s Natives. 

I’ll let a fellow Alaskan respond to that:

Anyway here are my Alaskan Native kids standing next to the Bering sea in the far north and oddly they both have passports and birth certificates because we aren’t helpless retards. pic.twitter.com/LZJeQ7uhhz

— Lu for Alaska (@luinalaska) March 21, 2026

Guess what. Rural people are capable of doing things.