Trump Praises Manchin for Defending the Filibuster: ‘Doing the Right Thing’

Former President Donald Trump is praising Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) for his opposition to eliminating the legislative filibuster.

During Monday’s appearance on Fox Business, Trump said, “Well, it’s a very important thing. He’s doing the right thing, and it’s a very important thing.”

He continued, “Otherwise, you’re going to be packing the court. You’re going to be doing all sorts of very, very bad things that were unthinkable, and we’re never even brought up during the election. Nobody brought this stuff up.”

According to the Senate’s website, the filibuster is a “loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.”

It creates a 60 vote hurdle for legislation to move through the Senate.

As the Senate is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, some progressive groups are pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to eliminate the filibuster. That would let Democrats pass legislation with a simple majority, or just 51 votes, with Vice President