Trump calls on Senate to end filibuster as US government shutdown nears record length
United States President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster rule to end a federal government shutdown that has stretched into its fifth week. In a post on his Truth Social account on Thursday, Trump blasted Democrats as “Crazed Lunatics” and called on his party to use the so-called “Nuclear Option” to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote requirement. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option – get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it NOW!” he wrote. “We are in power, and if we did what we should be doing, it would immediately end this ridiculous, country-destroying shutdown.” The filibuster is a long-standing Senate procedure that allows lawmakers to block or delay legislation by prolonging debate. Ending a filibuster requires a supermajority […]