Republicans are moving to try and pass the SAVE Act, which would, amongst other things, require proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote in all American elections, and, as could be expected, the Democrats have been thrown into an utter fit about the whole thing, freaking out over the idea that an ID could be required to vote.
In fact, leading the charge on the SAVE Act-driven hysterics was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who totally lost it during an appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” declaring that the bill that is simply meant to prevent voter fraud would be a return to “Jim Crow” legislation, though he failed to explain in what way that was possibly true.
For reference, the bill itself and the controversy surrounding it have come in large part thanks to President Trump, who has been a strong proponent of it on his Truth Social social media platform. In one recent post, for example, he said, in part, “We are either going to fix them, or we won’t have a Country any longer. I am asking all Republicans to fight for the following: SAVE AMERICA ACT! 1. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW VOTER ID (IDENTIFICATION!). 2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER FOR VOTING. 3. NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!).”
In any case, Schumer’s freakout came after “Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire broached the subject of the bill. He began, “So, Leader Schumer, this talk about election security has revived discussions of the SAVE Act, which you have said you oppose, Proponents of it say that it’s, you know, to have ID, you have to prove U.S. citizenship to be able to vote.”
Continuing, he noted that the bill is broadly popular and asked why Schumer doesn’t support it, saying, “Some of the claims they make, to be clear, are overstated. We know there’s not widespread election fraud, but polling does suggest, there’s a new PewResearch poll that 95 percent of Republicans, but also 71 percent of Democrats, like this idea. So why do you not?”
Schumer immediately lost it, declaring, without a hint of irony despite the absurdity of his claims, “It’s Jim Crow 2.0, and I called it Jim Crow 2.0, and the right wing went nuts all over the Internet. That’s because they know it’s true. What they’re trying to do here is the same thing that was done in the South for decades to prevent people of color from voting.”
Continuing, and bringing up ridiculous examples, he said, “For instance, if you change — you’re a woman who got married and changed your last name, you won’t be able to show ID and you’ll be discriminated against. If you can’t find a birth certificate, or a proper ID, you’ll be discriminated against. This is vicious and nasty.”
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Concluding, he declared, “And I said to our Republican colleagues, it will not pass the Senate. You will not get a single Democratic vote in the Senate. We’re not reviving Jim Crow all over the country. And when the American people hear what exactly it is doing and what its intent is doing, they’re going to be against it as well.”
Watch him here:
MSNBC: “71% of Democrats support requiring an ID to vote. So why do you not?”
Schumer: “Because it’s Jim Crow 2.0.”
Anyone who believes this has a single digit IQ.pic.twitter.com/tr5gMH08ao
— CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) February 5, 2026
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video