Roger Marshall says 'we just look at this differently' after failing to cite election fraud example
Meet the Press host Ryan Nobles exposed Sen. Roger Marshall's BS about "election fraud" and the need for the SAVE America Act, pressing him to provide evidence (Marshall had none) and leaving him stammering when he asked, "Are you trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist?"… pic.twitter.com/xzcR69L50M
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Roger Marshall on Sunday, June 28, defended the SAVE America Act after declining to identify an election outcome the legislation would have changed during a tense exchange on NBC's ‘Meet the Press.’
Host Ryan Nobles repeatedly pressed the Kansas Republican to provide an example of election fraud the bill could have prevented. Marshall instead argued that confidence in elections, not a specific case, was the reason to support the measure.
Ryan Nobles presses Marshall on election fraud
The exchange centered on the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship before voting.
Nobles noted that the Heritage Foundation has reported only about 100 noncitizens have voted in US elections since the 1980s and asked Marshall to name a case in which the bill would have altered an election result.
Marshall did not cite an election.
"Yeah, Ryan, I guess we just look at this differently," he replied. "I think again, I'm going back to the fact that an election process needs to be trustworthy, that the election process is important to the backbone and the survival of this nation."
Rather than point to a specific race, Marshall argued the focus should be on public confidence in elections.
He then challenged Democratic opposition to the proposal, asking, "What are Democrats running from. Why are they afraid? If what you're saying is true, then why are you worried about this? Why not have voter ID? Why not have some type of proof of citizenship?"
Roger Marshall defends Trump's SAVE Act strategy
Marshall also backed President Donald Trump's decision to withhold his signature from the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act until Congress passes the SAVE America Act.
He described the move as "classic Donald Trump negotiation style," defending the president's effort to use the housing bill as leverage for the election measure.
Marshall dismissed reports of shouting match between Trump and Bill Cassidy
The interview also touched on reports of a heated closed-door exchange after four Senate Republicans voted to end the war in Iran and Trump's refusal to sign the housing legislation.
Marshall defended Trump's frustration, saying the president "feels like his own team pulled his legs out from behind him."
He also dismissed concerns about reports of a shouting match between Trump and Senator Bill Cassidy.
"I'm just shocked that there's a world out there that thinks that grown people can't have a firm discussion," Marshall said.
"I've been through so many hospital board meetings with doctors yelling at each other over what time surgery should start. And maybe I was part of some of those yelling matches as well. Look, but it worked," he said.
