Trump demands SAVE America Act be tied to DHS funding amid airport chaos

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. During a Memphis roundtable Monday, President Donald Trump called for Republicans not to agree to a Department of Homeland Security funding deal unless it includes the SAVE America Act. President Donald Trump on Monday said he wants to tie the SAVE America Act to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding as the stalemate between lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle continues. Speaking at a roundtable in Memphis, Tennessee, to tout the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF), a multi-agency, federal-led law enforcement initiative launched in late 2025 to combat violent crime in the city, Trump spoke of the chaos unfolding at airports across the country amid a lapse in DHS funding. He also called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote. "We want voter ID, we want proof of citizenship as part of our