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Windsor Johnston· Host0:24

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump used a rare primetime address from the White House last night to renew his calls for tougher voting laws. He also used his speech to reiterate false claims about the twenty twenty election. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, Trump offered no new evidence of widespread fraud.

Tamara Keith0:47

Trump has questioned the fairness of every election going back at least to twenty sixteen, an election he won. In his speech, he talked a lot about vulnerabilities in the system but didn't offer any proof they'd been exploited. In recent months, he has used every lever he can to push Congress to pass the Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. He tried again last night.

Donald Trump· Soundbite1:13

Congress must pass the Save America Act.

Tamara Keith1:17

It doesn't have the votes to pass in the Senate. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:22

Federal regulators are investigating President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator over suspected