Trump Calls for Senate 'Nuclear Option' to Avoid Shutdown, Claims "Dems Would Do It"
By Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge
In the latest in a series of breathless tweets, President Trump tweeted on Tuesday calling for the Senate to end the filibuster and allow legislation to pass with a simple majority, saying it would allow his agenda to pass “fast and easy.”
Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!
“The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!”
As The Hill details, Trump called earlier this month for the end of the filibuster, which essentially requires 60 votes for a bill to pass the Senate.
“The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!” he wrote at the time.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shot down Trump’s call at the time, saying “that will not happen.”
And 60 Senators write a month ago saying they do not support the ‘nuclear option’…
We suspect Schumer will be quick to respond to Trump’s tweet.
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Mr. President, thank you for the suggestion. You know the power of “The Swamp?”
the republicans were the once that used it a lot in the last 8 years.
But now that it can be used against them, Trumps wants to remove it