Trump Demands GOP Kill Filibuster to Secure Permanent Republican Power

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18. But GOP Leader John Thune says, "It's just not happening."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-ramps-pressure-party-nix-filibuster-shutdown-drags-rcna242137



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."


Trump pushes GOP senators to eliminate filibuster as shutdown becomes longest in history


Nov. 5, 2025, 1:20 PM CST

By Scott Wong, Brennan Leach, Frank Thorp V and Sarah Dean

WASHINGTON — After Democrats’ triumphant election night, President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning conceded that his party is shouldering more of the blame for the government shutdown.

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That demand is putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and other GOP leaders in an awkward spot. Thune and many other senators oppose terminating the filibuster, an arcane procedural tool that empowers the minority party to delay or block a piece of legislation they oppose.

Getting rid of it would help Republicans in the short term, but many in the party have warned that getting rid of the filibuster could come back to bite them if Democrats return to power in the Senate.

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“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do, and that’s terminate the filibuster,” Trump told GOP senators in public remarks over breakfast at the White House on Wednesday. “It’s the only way you can do it. And if you don’t terminate the filibuster, you’ll be in bad shape. We won’t pass any legislation.”.........................