Trump, Michigan Democrat El-Sayed Reach Unlikely Common Ground on Contentious Senate Tool
Trump and Abdul El-Sayed each say the Senate should drop the 60-vote rule, with Trump tying the change to voting restrictions.
- President Donald Trump and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed both seek to terminate the Senate filibuster, despite their opposing political spectrums and Trump's recent criticism of El-Sayed.
- The filibuster requires 60 votes to overcome for most legislation, a rule Trump claims hampers the legislative agenda. He has pressed Senate Republicans to lower this threshold to pass the SAVE Act.
- Top Democrat Chuck Schumer noted they "got it up to 48," but objections from Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema blocked previous Democratic attempts to eliminate the tool.
- On Thursday, Trump ripped El-Sayed for wanting to end the practice, calling the prospect "CRAZY." Minutes later, he acknowledged they shared the same goal, writing "At least we have something in common!"
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune has told the president he lacks the votes to change the rules. Stances on the filibuster often shift based on which party holds power in the White House and Congress.
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Trump Skewers RINOs, Warns Of What Democrat Radicals Like Mohamed El-Sayed Will Do If Elected - The American Tribune.com
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social where he issued a warning to fellow Republicans about the danger posed by Michigan radical leftist Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, who recently won the Democratic Party nomination for a key Senate race in Michigan, should he end up winning the general election in November. “For our Great Republican Senators, friends of mine “all,” please be advised that the Communist Dumocrat Senate Candidate from Michig…
Trump Reveals He and El-Sayed Both Want Filibuster Gone, Warns What Could Happen Next
The Founders designed the United States Senate to be deliberative. A body where the passions of the moment would cool before becoming the law of the land. For over two centuries, the filibuster has forced consensus and protected the minority from the steamroller of bare majorities. It is not some dusty procedural quirk. It is...
President Trump Reveals The One Thing He And ‘Communist’ El-Sayed Agree On – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Russell
Looking at their respective platforms, it’s easy to see that President Donald Trump and newly minted Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed see America through very different lenses. But following El-Sayed’s victory in the Michigan primary, Trump did manage to find one area of agreement with the “communist Dumocrat.” As Breitbart reported, the president’s initial post cited their joint belief that the filibuster should be eliminated as a l…
Trump Clarifies After Accusing Democrat of Having Same Exact Position He Has: ‘At Least We Have Something in Common!’
Alex Brandon/AP Photo President Donald Trump slammed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan for wanting to eliminate a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to advance most pieces of legislation, which is exactly what Trump has called for on multiple occasions. Even though Republicans control the Senate 53-47, their legislative agenda has been hampered by the rule, which calls for three-fifths of the upper chamber to invoke what is k…
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