From Fox News: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed Sunday that Senate Democrats will block the latest GOP-backed effort to require proof of citizenship to vote.
“We will not let it pass in the Senate,” Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We are fighting it tooth and nail. It’s an outrageous proposal that is, you know, that shows the sort of political bias of the MAGA right. They don’t want poor people to vote. They don’t want people of color to vote because they often don’t vote for them.”
Schumer’s comments came after Tapper pressed him on his opposition, noting that polling shows roughly 83% of Americans support some form of voter identification. That figure comes from a Pew Research poll published last year that found 71% of Democratic voters surveyed supported presenting an ID to vote.
Still, Schumer and most Senate Democrats have criticized the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which passed the House last week and is expected to face a vote in the Senate.
The bill would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and would establish a system for state election officials to share information with federal authorities to verify voter rolls. It would also allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pursue immigration cases if noncitizens are found listed as eligible voters.
Tapper reminded Schumer that 83% of all Americans, including the majority (71%) of Democrats, support voter ID laws. Schumer dismissively said some states have voter ID laws and some don’t.
He then wildly claimed that the SAVE Act is like “Jim Crow 2.0,” and added, “They make it so hard to get any kind of voter ID that more than 20 million legitimate people, mainly poor people and people of color, will not be able to vote under this law.”
As Schumer was claiming that people of color and poor people don’t know how to obtain voter ID, Tapper was listening with a look of disbelief on his face.
WATCH:
The majority of Americans — including Democrats — support voter ID but out-of-touch Chuck Schumer still insists on calling it “Jim Crow 2.0.” pic.twitter.com/2sGAEWoQK8
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 15, 2026
Earlier this month, MSNow also pointed out the poll results to Schumer, including that 71% of Democrats want voter ID.
Schumer again parroted his claim that it’s “Jim Crow 2.0.”
🚨 HOLY CRAP! MS NOW just stunned Chuck Schumer by admitting 71% of *Democrats* want to pass nationwide voter ID
“71% of Democrats support this. Why do YOU not?”
CHUCK SCHUMER: “…it’s Jim Crow 2.0! The same thing they did in the south against people of color!”
“You will NOT… pic.twitter.com/YBuhZF0t46
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 5, 2026
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) pointed out the hypocrisy of Democrats earlier this month, writing, “Riddle me this: Democrats in Congress say they’re afraid the midterms will be “stolen,” yet they’re all advocating against voter ID. lol. The mental gymnastics of these people.”
Riddle me this: Democrats in Congress say they’re afraid the midterms will be “stolen,” yet they’re all advocating against voter ID. lol. The mental gymnastics of these people.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) February 5, 2026
Luna then posted a video on social media elaborating on the thought, asking, “If you’re really afraid of election theft, wouldn’t you want voter ID?”
🚨 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna just DROPPED A TRUTH BOMB on Chuck Schumer after he called voter ID “Jim Crow 2.0”!
Democrats FEAR fair elections. pic.twitter.com/oyakyJ7vKq
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 7, 2026
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