‘Don’t You Understand That?’ Trump Demands Senate GOP Leader End Filibuster So They ‘Can Screw the Democrats’

Michael Luciano Nov 5th, 2025, 9:22 pm

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President Donald Trump demanded that Senate Republicans end the filibuster amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Trump had previously called for an end to the Senate custom, but on Wednesday, he gave his most forceful and detailed case against it. In a three-and-a-half-minute video posted to Truth Social, the president began by commending Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for “doing a great job,” but called on Thune to eliminate the filibuster. To advance most legislation in the Senate, 60 votes are required to invoke cloture, which ends debate.

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