“The filibuster is hurting the Republican Party,” Trump told Politico. If Congress were to get rid of the filibuster, Trump added, “you can do everything. “If you get rid of the filibuster, you’re not going to have a shutdown,” he told the outlet. Trump previously called on his party in the Senate to end the filibuster in October so that Republicans could reopen the government without Democratic support. It’ll be about pricing,” Trump told Politico.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2025 16:30 UTC