Sen. John Fetterman: “As a Democrat, I Do Not Believe it’s Radical or Extreme to Require ID to Vote”

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Once again, Democrat Sen. John Fetterman is breaking ranks with his own party.

He is now completely on board with requiring identification to vote.

Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, Sen. Fetterman discussed the SAVE Act, which would make voter ID a nationwide requirement.

Fetterman said that he does not believe it is “radical or extreme to require ID to vote” and that Democrats comparing it to “Jim Crow” laws are being totally nonsensical.

Watch here:

BREAKING: Sen. John Fetterman just DEMANDED VOTER ID — infuriating Democrats

“And now me, as a Democrat, I do not believe that it’s unreasonable to show I.D. just to vote!”

Common sense.

PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 8, 2026

For those who prefer to read, here’s a partial transcript:

SEN. FETTERMAN: As a Democrat, I do not believe it’s unreasonable to show ID to vote. I remind everybody that less than a year ago in Wisconsin, they added that requirement to their constitution with a 63% vote to require ID to vote.

And they also elected a very, very liberal justice to their Supreme Court. So it’s not a radical idea for regular Americans to show your ID to vote.

These things are absolutely not Jim Crow or anything like that. Of course, that’s part of an awful legacy in our nation long ago. But where we are now, trying to find a way forward, calling balls and strikes, seeing what’s reasonable—I hope we don’t have to do this again and fail to pay TSA people and everyone else.

Secure our border and focus on deporting criminals wherever they are. That’s the position I support as a Democrat, and I don’t ever want to vote to shut our government down again.

MARIA BARTIROMO: Right. And you are very much where the people are. Look, that’s what most people would like to see—prioritize the criminals, take criminals out of the country who are here illegally and also committing crimes.

Is there any other way to view the fact that Democratic leadership refuses to require ID to vote? Is there any other way to read it other than they want illegals to vote?

SEN. FETTERMAN: For me, the SAVE Act is not going to pass because of the filibuster. They would need at least seven or eight Democratic votes to pass that.

And remember also, Democrats wanted to eliminate the filibuster—except for Manchin and Sinema. Now our party loves the filibuster. I do think the filibuster is a good thing, and it does force us to work together overall.

But as a Democrat, I do not believe it’s radical or extreme to require ID to vote.

Sen. Fetterman is absolutely right.

Requiring proof of citizenship and identification to vote is just common sense.

It shouldn’t be controversial!

Showing your ID is already a requirement for so many things less important than voting.

Take a look at this enlightening chart:

Pass it! Can’t believe this is even an issue. pic.twitter.com/9F652gOQgb

— Patriot (@_Patriot1776Q_) February 8, 2026

And yet, despite an overwhelmingly majority of Americans supporting this type of measure, as Sen. Fetterman noted, Democrats are planning to tank the SAVE Act.

CNBC has more details on that:

Democrats are among those who have bristled at the proposals, which are rooted in Trump’s unfounded claims that elections are rife with fraud and come in the context of the president’s recent comments about nationalizing elections and the FBI raid of a Georgia election office last week where Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this week that the voter ID proposal would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate and likened the bill — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, in the House and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in the Senate — to “Jim Crow 2.0.”

According to the Brennan Center for Justice and the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, 21 million Americans do not have documents proving their citizenship readily available and 2.6 million Americans lack government-issued photo ID of any kind. Low-income and minority voters are more likely to lack the types of documents that would be required by a national voter ID law, leading to less voting participation by those groups.

“The documentary proof of citizenship provisions would be extremely burdensome for a lot of Americans. Most Americans don’t have a driver’s license or ID that indicates that they’re a U.S. citizen,” Nicole Hansen, policy counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, said in an interview.

Democrats are among those who have bristled at the proposals, which are rooted in Trump’s unfounded claims that elections are rife with fraud and come in the context of the president’s recent comments about nationalizing elections and the FBI raid of a Georgia election office last week where Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this week that the voter ID proposal would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate and likened the bill — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, in the House and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in the Senate — to “Jim Crow 2.0.”

According to the Brennan Center for Justice and the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, 21 million Americans do not have documents proving their citizenship readily available and 2.6 million Americans lack government-issued photo ID of any kind. Low-income and minority voters are more likely to lack the types of documents that would be required by a national voter ID law, leading to less voting participation by those groups.

“The documentary proof of citizenship provisions would be extremely burdensome for a lot of Americans. Most Americans don’t have a driver’s license or ID that indicates that they’re a U.S. citizen,” Nicole Hansen, policy counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, said in an interview.

“The American people are clear: they support Voter ID and agree that only U.S. citizens should vote in our elections,” Roy said in a statement Thursday.

But with Democrats vowing to block the bill, Senate passage is unlikely. Because of Senate procedural rules and the balance of the power in that chamber, Democratic votes are needed for legislation to advance there.

Make no mistake: the only people who don’t want voter ID are the ones who want illegal aliens to be able to cast a vote.

Pass the SAVE Act now!

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