Trump: McConnell ‘Hanging by a Thread’ When It Comes To the Filibuster
Former President Donald Trump is warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “hanging by a thread” in regard to the filibuster. “Look, he’s hanging by a thread right now with respect to the filibuster,”…
Former President Donald Trump is warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “hanging by a thread” in regard to the filibuster.
“Look, he’s hanging by a thread right now with respect to the filibuster,” Trump said during an interview on “The Truth With Lisa Boothe” podcast posted on Monday.
He added, “And if they get the filler, he’s hanging on Joe Manchin, who always goes with the Democrats. Joe talks, but he ends up going with the Democrats and a very decent senator from the great state of Arizona. He’s hanging by a thread and if they get rid of the filibuster, if they knock it out, it will be catastrophic for the Republican Party.”
Trump’s comments come less than a week after McConnell warned Democrats getting rid of the filibuster would lead to a “completely scorched earth” Senate.
When asked if he would support a measure to reform the filibuster, McConnell replied, “It’s not broken, and it doesn’t need to be fixed.”
He added, “It’s not broken, and it doesn’t need to be fixed. This is a solution in search of a problem. It is not a problem that the Senate stops bad ideas or negotiates bipartisan solutions.”
Listen to Trump’s interview below:
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