Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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:
thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/why-trump-is-obsessed-with-passing-the-save-america-act