US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his demand to end the filibuster.
“Just say NO (the nuclear option!). END THE FILIBUSTER!”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
“Republicans, end the Filibuster and bring back the American Dream,” the president added in another post, saying, “If you don’t, the Dems will and you’ll never see office again!”
On Wednesday, at a breakfast with Senate Republicans, Trump again called for an end to the government shutdown by getting rid of the filibuster and lowering the threshold to 51 votes for legislation.
“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do, and that’s to end the filibuster,” said Trump, who made similar demands in his first term.
Majority Leader John Thune argued that the votes were not in favor of changing the rules, saying the filibuster was “making the Senate the Senate.”
He and other Republicans point out that the filibuster has benefited their party when Democrats are in power.
What is a Filibuster?
The filibuster is a parliamentary tool that attempts to delay, halting action on most bills unless 60 senators in the 100-member chamber vote to proceed.
The earliest bullies also led to the first demands of what is now called “cloture,” a method for ending debate and putting a question to a vote.
In 1975, the Senate reduced the number of votes needed for cloture from two-thirds of the voting senators to three-fifths of all senators duly elected and present, or 60 of the 100-member Senate.
The filibuster is not in the Constitution and was not part of the Founding Fathers’ vision for the Senate, according to the AP.
Trump attacks Nancy Pelosi
On Friday, Trump again attacked Nancy Pelosi, the 85-year-old California Democrat who announced her decision to leave Congress at the end of her term.
Pelosi is also the first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
“Nancy Pelosi, the old and dysfunctional political hack who impeached me twice and lost, is finally calling it quits,” Trump said in a post on X.
He added that she illegally made a fortune in the stock market, robbed the American public and was a disaster for America. I
“I’m glad that Nancy Pelosi stinker is going away!!!” Trump said.
