BREAKING: House votes down FISA reauthorization bill after Trump demands lawmakers ‘kill’ it

Former President Donald Trump publicly voiced opposition to the bill, urging lawmakers to “kill” it. This sentiment seemed to resonate with enough House Republicans, as 19 of them joined 209 Democrats to strike down the legislation that would have renewed Section 702 of FISA.

“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social before the vote.

Speaker Mike Johnson, leading up to the crucial vote, emphasized the urgent need for reforms within the FISA program. He outlined concerns about potential abuses, including politicized FBI queries and the misuse of intelligence resources, citing past controversies such as the "Russia hoax debacle" and reliance on the infamous Steele dossier, according to the New York Post.

“We’re enacting sweeping changes — 50 reforms, 56 to be exact — to the program … that will stop the abuse of politicized FBI queries and prevent another Russia hoax debacle, among many other important reforms,” Speaker Johnson said.

“No more Steele dossier, no more of the intelligence community relying on fake news reports to order a FISA order, no more collusion,” he added. “It’s critical we address these abuses because we don’t want to be able to lose section 702 of FISA. It’s a critically important piece of our intelligence and law enforcement in this country.”

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