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The Dispatch Podcast · July 28 · 1 hr 19 min

Why Trump Is Obsessed with Passing the SAVE America Act

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Mike Warren, and John McCormack to discuss Donald Trump’s obsessive push for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act and his resulting battle with Republican leadership in Congress. The Agenda: —Terminating the filibuster —Is the SAVE America Act 4-D chess? —Mike Lee’s suck-up strategy —Is Trump joking about a 2028 run? —Trump in the 2028 GOP primaries —Will the SAVE America Act go anywhere? —NWYT: The Odyssey and a return to theater-going Show notes: —Noncitizens voting in New Jersey —Stephen Richer on the SAVE America Act —Jonah’s G-File on The Odyssey (2026) The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Mike Warren, and John McCormack to discuss Donald Trump’s obsessive push for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act and his resulting battle with Republican leadership in Congress.

The Agenda:

Terminating the filibuster

—Is the SAVE America Act 4-D chess?

—Mike Lee’s suck-up strategy

Is Trump joking about a 2028 run?

—Trump in the 2028 GOP primaries

—Will the SAVE America Act go anywhere?

—NWYT: The Odyssey and a return to theater-going

Show notes:

Noncitizens voting in New Jersey

Stephen Richer on the SAVE America Act

Jonah’s G-File on The Odyssey (2026)

The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠.


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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