Donald Trump says India's election chief "asked our Administration" about US voting without photo ID

President Trump has been urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, and in a social media post he cited India’s election system as a model. Trump said India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked his administration earlier this month how US elections can occur without photo identification. Trump noted India’s last election had more than 646 million voters, almost none of whom voted by mail, and every voter had to show identification. It would require citizenship proof to register, a national voter-ID rule, and limits on mail voting, plus provisions on transgender athletes and medical care for minors. The remark follows an August 12 meeting between Kumar and US Ambassador Sergio Gor on election cooperation. The Senate has not advanced the measure, and the Brennan Center says more than 21 million Americans lack easy access to identity documents.