Earlier the day, Trump had been slated to participate in a signing ceremony for the bipartisan housing bill, which overwhelmingly cleared both chambers.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that his meeting with Senate lawmakers had gone well after he canceled a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill, saying he wouldn't sign the measure until Congress passed the SAVE America Act.
"I think we had a really great meeting. We're very proud of the Party. We like our leader. We like everybody really in the room. I don't like a few people, but that's okay," Trump told reporters.
Earlier the day, Trump had been slated to participate in a signing ceremony for the bipartisan housing bill, which overwhelmingly cleared both chambers. But Trump announced via Truth Social that he was canceling the event and would not sign the bill until lawmakers advanced the marquis voter ID bill.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has faced considerable pressure to alter Senate rules to pass the measure without 60-votes, or to fire the Senate parliamentarian and approve it via the reconciliation process.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday floated an altered version of the bill that could go through reconciliation as a compromise plan.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.
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