NPR News: 07-16-2026 11PM EDT

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Giles Snyder· Host0:15

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump used his primetime address to the nation tonight to revisit the twenty twenty election he lost to former President Joe Biden, and he escalated calls for Republicans to pass the Save America Act, which would require that voters show proof of citizenship. Here's NPR's Tamara Keith.

Tamara Keith0:37

I mean, it started with four minutes and forty-five seconds of a very disciplined recitation of what he sees as his accomplishments for this second term. And then it made a quick turn that ultimately led where we expected it to go, which was him again advocating that Congress pass the Save America Act, something that has hit a brick wall in the United States Senate- Mm-hmm ... um, and yet he keeps coming back to it again and again and again.

Giles Snyder· Host1:04

Multiple studies show that non-citizens casting ballots in federal elections is rare. During his speech, Trump declassified intelligence that he said showed Chinese interference in US elections despite an intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the twenty twenty vote. While Trump focused on his election security claims, he did mention the war with Iran, saying the US is winning. The US military says it has