Trump links deal to push for Save America Act

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he would oppose any deal with Democrats unless they back a sweeping legislative package he called the “Save America Act,” tying a range of contentious policy demands to ongoing negotiations in Washington.

In a post on social media, Trump said: “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.’”

He described the proposed measure as more important than other legislative priorities currently before the Senate. Trump also criticised a potential agreement involving immigration enforcement funding, writing that “a Five Billion Dollar cut in ICE funding, a deal which, even when disguised as something else, is unacceptable to me and the American people.”

The president said any agreement must include a set of conditions spanning election rules, social policy, and immigration enforcement. These include “Voter I.D., (with picture!), Citizenship to Vote, No Mail-In Voting (with exceptions), All Paper Ballots,” along with provisions on sports participation and gender-related medical procedures.