White House Reaffirms Support for SAVE Act, Touts Success in Iran War

On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed the press on developments with the war with Iran and reaffirmed the Trump administration’s support for the SAVE Act.

According to Leavitt, American airstrikes have dealt severe damage to Iran’s ballistic missile and drone capabilities, with attacks by them being down 90 percent and 85 percent, respectively, since the start of the war, codenamed Operation Epic Fury. Leavitt stated that the Iranian navy had lost over 50 combat vessels and was now assessed as “combat ineffective.”

The press secretary also responded to the disruption the conflict had caused global oil markets due to its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping bottleneck. Leavitt said that such disruptions were temporary, and any attempt to interfere with commerce in the strait would result in the Iranian regime being hit “20 times harder than they have been hit thus far.”

Leavitt also said that while the spike in oil prices would be temporary, the U.S. would attempt to mitigate the damage by easing other oil-related sanctions, offering risk insurance to tankers operating in the area, as well as offering U.S. Navy escorts. She did not address rumors that Iran had mined the strait; in a post on Truth Social on March 9, President Donald Trump warned that, if the strait were to be mined, “we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again.” (RELATED: Shipping Interruption in Persian Gulf Is Yet Another Reminder of the Risks of Offshoring)

Responding to reports that the U.S. might have been responsible for a strike on an Iranian school that killed over 165, Leavitt noted that the Department of War was conducting an investigation and declined to comment further.

Leavitt also reaffirmed the administration’s support for the SAVE America Act, which she called “one of the most critical pieces of legislation in our nation’s history.” The act would require ID and proof of citizenship to vote, end no-excuse mail-in ballots, codify the president’s executive order banning biological males from women’s sports, and forbid transgender surgeries for minors. (RELATED: Paxton Makes Thune an Offer He Can’t Refuse)

Responding to a question about criticisms from Democrats that the SAVE Act would prevent married women from voting, Leavitt countered that such claims had “zero validity.” She added that “married women who have changed their name, if they’re already registered to vote, they’re entirely unaffected by the Save Act.” And for those who aren’t? “[T]hey can still register to vote. Of course, they just have to go through their state processes to update that documentation… I think it’s frankly insulting that the Democrats are saying that there are certain groups of people in this country who aren’t smart enough to update their documentation to allow them to vote.” (RELATED: From Insult to Farce, Democrat Anti-SAVE Act Crusade Is Beyond Pathetic)

Responding to a question about Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s comments that he did not have the votes to either abolish the filibuster or begin a “talking filibuster,” Leavitt stated that Trump “wants all options on the table and he wants the Senate to move as quickly as possible.” This afternoon, Thune told David Sivak of The Washington Examiner that while he planned to bring the SAVE act to the Senate floor next week, the “manner and process” by which it would do so remained under discussion.

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