Trump, nuclear option and government shutdown
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Donalds leads House GOP effort to invoke ‘nuclear option’
As shown in a letter shared with the Washington Examiner, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Friday to invoke the “nuclear option” and abolish the filibuster.
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Republicans may go nuclear to end the shutdown
Senate Republicans are considering ending the filibuster to end the government shutdown, which would have devastating and permanent consequences for the country.
Trump’s ask comes after U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) asked Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster. She applauded Trump’s sudden directive, writing in a post that “This is what I called for from the very beginning.”