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Miles Archer

(20,814 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:46 AM Sunday

Trump to Republican "leaders"..."Terminate the Filibuster, Pass lots of Great 'Things,' and Win the Midterms"

“Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE DEMS WILL DO IT THE FIRST CHANCE THEY GET!), End the Shutdown, Pass lots of Great ‘Things,’ and Win the Midterms,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “SO EASY TO DO - Be the Smart Party, Not the Stupid Party!”

Trump has ramped up calls in recent weeks for GOP senators to eliminate the filibuster, a Senate rule that allows a member to block a bill that receives less than 60 votes. His calls come amid the ongoing government shutdown, which reached its 40th day on Sunday and has become the single-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

The shutdown was sparked by Democrats’ refusal to back any spending bills that didn’t include an extension of Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire this year. If allowed to expire, an estimated 4 million Americans would lose health insurance, and premiums for millions of Obamacare enrollees are projected to increase by 114%.

With there being 53 Republicans in the 100-member Senate, the party’s majority is too small to overcome the filibuster and adopt a spending bill to re-open the government.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674279198/

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Trump to Republican "leaders"..."Terminate the Filibuster, Pass lots of Great 'Things,' and Win the Midterms" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sunday OP

Them Dems take the majority. rickyhall Sunday #1

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!! Fiendish Thingy Sunday #2

rickyhall

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1. Them Dems take the majority.

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 08:23 AM

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Fix everything Trump fucked up, with NO interference from Republican filibusters. Works for me.

Fiendish Thingy

(21,479 posts)

2. DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:22 AM

Sunday

It’ll make it sooo much easier to win the midterms when voters suffer the miseries of poor republican governance that can be traced directly to numerous floor votes.

And even better, it will make it so much easier to expand the court and undo the damage of the Trump era in 2029.

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