Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) downplayed the conservative backlash he is facing over the SAVE America Act, chalking it up to a “paid influencer ecosystem” that is amplifying calls for its passage.

The Republican-backed legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote would need to gain Democratic support to pass the Senate and become law.

President Donald Trump has announced he will endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate primary runoff, and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and challenger Attorney General Ken Paxton are sparring online about who is most likely to secure Trump's agenda.