“When is ‘enough, enough’ for our Republican Senators,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday morning. “There comes a time when you must do what should have been done a long time ago, and something which the Lunatic Democrats will do on day one, if they ever get the chance.”
“TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!” he said in another Truth Social post a few minutes later.
It’s not the first time the President has pushed Republicans to end the filibuster, which gives the minority party the ability to delay or block bills by stretching out debate, effectively resulting in most pieces of legislation needing to reach a 60-vote threshold in order to pass.
The current partial shutdown, which began on Feb. 14 amid a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over immigration enforcement, is poised to break that record this weekend, unless Congress can reach a deal before then.
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But many members of the party have objected to the idea. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the Washington Examiner last week that he was against holding a vote to end the filibuster.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso and Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton, the No. 2 and 3 Republicans in the upper chamber, respectively, have expressed opposition to doing away with the filibuster in the past as well, including during the shutdown in the fall.
“Removing that protection would, for example, allow a future Congress controlled by Democrats to pass provisions on anything they want—DC Statehood, open borders, or packing the Supreme Court—with just a simple majority of Senators,” she said.
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