Trump, Thune and Filibuster

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Thune reiterates filibuster changes 'not happening' despite Trump's repeated calls
Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules.

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Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands
EXCLUSIVE: John Thune Is Defying Trump On The Filibuster. Here’s His Explanation.
Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster
Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he aggressively pushes them to scrap the filibuster, the longstanding Senate rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.

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Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever As Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' By Democrats
Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever
Trump Calls for Eliminating Filibuster, Blames Shutdown for GOP’s Poor Performance
“I don't think it was good for Republicans. I don't think it was good–I'm not sure it was good for anybody,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.

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Trump warns of consequences if GOP fails to kill the filibuster
Trump Gathers GOP Senators At White House To AGAIN Call For END Of Filibuster | TRENDING

Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.

Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered opposition from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — both of whom later switched their affiliations to independent — when they attempted the gambit.

Trump ramps up pressure on his own party to nix the filibuster as shutdown drags on

After meeting with Trump, some Republican senators appear more open to nuking the 60-vote filibuster rule. But GOP Leader John Thune says, "It's just not happening."

Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.
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