U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to try to bypass Congress and impose new voting laws ahead of the November midterm elections, where his Republican Party risks losing control of the legislature.

Trump said he would soon issue an executive order attempting to enforce the rules if Congress does not pass legislation requiring photo identification to vote and other nationwide reforms.

Any such move would likely face immediate legal challenges and could ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“If we can’t get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order,” he added.

While many jurisdictions across the United States require photo ID to cast ballots, others do not. Trump and many Republicans argue, without evidence, that those areas have enabled significant voter fraud.

The Trump-backed SAVE America election reform act was passed in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week.

The measure is expected to fail in the Senate, where Republicans hold only a slim majority and would need Democratic support to advance it.

In addition to mandating photo ID to vote, the bill would require proof of citizenship to register.

There is no evidence of widespread fraud in U.S. elections. Critics say the proposed measures would instead deter millions of eligible voters who lack a passport or an official copy of their birth certificate.

An analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice found that more than 21 million Americans do not have easy access to such documents.

The center said the requirements would “disenfranchise Americans of all ages,” particularly young people and ethnic minorities.

Trump’s push for federal election changes also raises constitutional questions.

Under the U.S. Constitution, states retain broad authority over how elections are administered.

It remains unclear how Trump could legally impose a nationwide voter ID mandate by executive order.

The 79-year-old Republican has frequently tested institutional boundaries during his time in office.

In his post on Friday, he repeated his widely debunked claim that expanded election security is needed because of mass fraud.

For years, Trump has promoted false allegations of widespread fraud to justify his unprecedented and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Polls indicate that Trump’s Republican Party faces a serious risk of losing its narrow hold on Congress in the midterms, particularly in the House. If Democrats regain control, they have signaled they would block Trump’s legislative agenda and could pursue impeachment proceedings.