President Donald Trump is charging full steam ahead with a bold plan to reshape how Americans cast their ballots.
According to Fox News, Trump recently took to social media to declare his intent to sign an executive order requiring voter ID for every single vote in U.S. elections, while also pushing for strict limits on mail-in voting and a return to paper-only ballots.
This isn’t the first time the president has tried to tighten election rules through executive action. Back in April, Trump issued an order aiming to enforce voter ID requirements as part of a broader push for election integrity. That move, however, hit a brick wall when a federal judge stepped in.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down key parts of Trump’s April order related to voter identification. She ruled that the president lacks the constitutional authority to dictate election rules, pointing out that such power rests with Congress and the states.
“No statutory delegation of authority to the Executive Branch permits the President to short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order,” Kollar-Kotelly stated in her ruling. Well, that’s a fancy way of saying “stay in your lane,” but it hasn’t deterred Trump from trying again with a new order.
Undeterred by the judiciary, Trump doubled down late Saturday night on Truth Social with a fiery post. “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS!” he declared, promising an executive order to make it happen.
Beyond voter ID, Trump’s latest proposal includes slashing mail-in voting to only those who are seriously ill or serving in the military far from home. He’s also calling for a complete shift to paper ballots, tossing aside electronic systems. It’s a nostalgic nod to simpler times, though critics might call it a step backward.
Congress, meanwhile, is already wrestling with legislation on many of these same election changes. Trump’s push to bypass the slow grind of Capitol Hill via executive action raises eyebrows about whether this is a power grab or a necessary jolt to a stagnant system.
Public opinion, however, seems to lean heavily in Trump’s favor on the voter ID issue. A Gallup poll revealed that a whopping 84% of U.S. adults support requiring identification at the polls. That’s a number even the most skeptical bureaucrat can’t ignore.
The same Gallup survey showed 83% of Americans back requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time. The public wants safeguards, not loopholes, in the voting process.
Breaking it down by party lines, the poll found 67% of Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 98% of Republicans favor voter ID mandates. Even across the aisle, there’s a rare consensus that showing who you are shouldn’t be controversial.
On proof of citizenship, support is similarly robust with 66% of Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 96% of Republicans in agreement. If these numbers don’t scream “bipartisan issue,” then what does?
Despite the public’s backing, Trump faces an uphill battle with the courts already signaling their resistance. Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s earlier ruling looms large, reminding everyone that the Constitution isn’t a suggestion box for executive whims.
Still, the president’s persistence speaks to a broader frustration with election security that resonates with millions. While progressive agendas often prioritize access over accountability, Trump’s focus on ID and paper ballots taps into a common-sense concern: shouldn’t we know who’s voting?
As this saga unfolds, all eyes are on whether Trump’s executive order will stand up to legal scrutiny or get slapped down again. Congress may yet have the final say, but for now, the president is swinging for the fences on election reform—and the crowd seems to be cheering him on.
