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Bulwark Takes

Trump Threatens Congress in Typo-Ridden Truth Social Post

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

Politics, News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Tim Miller and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s latest ultimatum to Congress: pass the SAVE Act or he won’t sign any other legislation. They explain what the bill does, why Trump is suddenly pressuring Republicans to blow up the filibuster, and how MAGA activist Scott Pressler ended up shaping the president’s message after a Fox & Friends appearance.

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, Tim Miller from the bulwark here. It is Sunday afternoon. I'm with my buddy,

0:04.0

Andrew Eggger, author of the Morning Shots newsletter. He was an usher at church this morning.

0:08.0

And we are going to be talking about Donald Trump. He's on the cusp of just making it official

0:14.2

and saying that there is no legislative branch anymore and that he is just going to do whatever he

0:20.5

wants.

0:21.6

And he did so by making, I guess, a quasi threat to Congress around the SAVE Act.

0:28.8

It's in a bleat this morning.

0:30.7

So Donald Trump, our president, is in the middle of a war in Iran where I guess we're

0:36.1

bombing water desalination plants in Iran. I want to make sure people

0:39.7

can't have drinking water there because it was important that we, I don't know, stop them from

0:45.9

attacking our new friends in Qatar. While that is ongoing, so you think the commander chief

0:51.2

would have a lot in his hands. He's also watching Weekend Fox and Friends.

1:13.0

You might note that the Secretary of War, that was his job. Before Secretary of War, he's co-hosts of the Weekend Fox and Friends. So he's watching Weekend Fox and Prince and live bleeding it. And this is what he wrote. Great job by hardworking Scott Pressler, insurrectionist, on Fox and Friends, talking about using the filibuster or talking filibuster in order to pass the Save America Act, an 88% issue with all voters.

1:19.3

It must be done immediately.

1:20.4

It supersedes everything else.

1:21.6

Must go to the front of the line.

1:23.6

I as president will not sign any other bills until this is passed.

1:28.3

And not the watered down version.

1:29.7

Go for the gold.

1:30.3

Must have voter ID, proof of citizenship, no mail-in ballots, except for military, disability.

1:36.2

No men and women's sports.

1:39.0

This is kind of a random right turn there.

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