President Donald Trump issued a stern demand to Republican lawmakers Tuesday, warning that failure to act could result in an electoral catastrophe for the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections.
“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 (The Nuclear Option!), 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,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
He continued, “FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED. Elections, including the Midterms, will be rightfully brutal. If we do terminate the Filibuster, we will get EVERYTHING approved, like no Congress in History.”
Trump has recently demanded that GOP lawmakers eliminate the filibuster, a procedural rule in the Senate that allows members to block a measure that receives fewer than 60 votes. This move is aimed at reopening the government, which as of Tuesday has been closed for 35 days, tying the record for the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Despite Trump’s calls, Republicans have remained hesitant to take this step. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) openly defied Trump’s request, although it should be noted that the Speaker does not have the authority to eliminate the Senate filibuster.
“TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER NOW, END THE RIDICULOUS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN,
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