Trump urges GOP to end Senate filibuster to break shutdown
TL;DR
Donald Trump called for the removal of the Senate filibuster rule to break the deadlock during a prolonged government shutdown, advocating for the 'Nuclear Option' to end the impasse and resume government funding, which has resulted in furloughs for federal workers and significant economic costs.
- Trump calls for U.S. Senate to scrap filibuster rule CNBC
- Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate CNN
- Trump urges GOP to ‘end the shutdown’ by going nuclear on Senate filibuster Fox News
- Trump tells Senate Republicans to use "nuclear option" to end shutdown Axios
- Follow live updates on the Trump administration The Boston Globe
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