US EditionThune: Votes ‘aren’t there’ to eliminate filibuster, despite Trump push
Trump warns Democrats could gain a packed Supreme Court and more Senate seats without ending the Senate filibuster, calling it a 'nuclear option' to secure GOP legislative success.
- Using Truth Social on Tuesday, President Donald Trump demanded the U.S. Senate terminate the filibuster to lower the vote threshold to a simple majority.
- Arguing the stakes are high, Trump said `the Democrats are far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don’t do the Termination of the Filibuster , because it will be impossible for Republicans to get Common Sense Policies done with these Crazed Democrat Lunatics being able to block everything by withholding their votes`.
- A Trump adviser told Axios, `He will call them at three o'clock in the morning. He will blow them up in their districts. He will call them un-American. He will call them old creatures of a dying institution. Believe you me, he's going to make their lives just hell.`
- On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted the votes "aren't there," and the 100-seat Senate requires at least 60 votes for cloture, complicating filibuster repeal.
- If the filibuster ends, supporters say it would let a majority approve nearly everything, while critics and The Wall Street Journal warn it forces bipartisan compromise and reduces policy reversals.
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Trump warns of consequences if GOP fails to kill the filibuster
(The Center Square) – After an election night in which Democrats scored major victories, President Donald Trump convened the GOP senators at the White House, urging them to terminate the filibuster.
Trump Warns the GOP Could Become a ‘Dead Party’
President Trump told Senate Republicans that the GOP would become a “dead party” if they don’t get rid of the legislative filibuster. Trump also said Tuesday night’s election results show that Republicans are “getting killed” in the shutdown fight, and said it should be a wake-up call for the party.
Trump Renews Call to End Filibuster as Shutdown Ties Record for Longest in History
President Donald Trump reiterated his call to end the filibuster, saying it will be “impossible” for Republicans to move forward with the Senate rule in place. Trump made his comments in a Nov. 4 Truth Social post, in which he said he believes Democrats are “far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don’t do the Termination of the Filibuster.” The president went on to say that Republicans will be unable to g…
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