President Donald Trump pleaded with GOP senators Monday to eliminate a longstanding legislative rule, warning that if they refused, he would become “the last Republican president” ever elected to office.
Specifically, Trump urged GOP senators to terminate the filibuster, a Senate rule that allows lawmakers to block bills that receive less than 60 votes. Trump has long called for the rule to be terminated amid his push of the SAVE Act, his controversial voter ID bill that has failed to amass support from at least 60 senators.
“If Senate Republicans don’t TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, the Dumocrats will, and I will be, despite how well our Party is doing, the last Republican President!” Trump warned, writing on his social media platform Truth Social, before going on to cite inaccurate Republican voter demographic data for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
“The Dumocrats will vote in Puerto Rico (4% Republican Vote), and Washington, D.C. (3% Republican Vote), pick up 4 Senators, 8 Congressmen/women, tremendous numbers of Popular and Electoral College Votes and, importantly, control the Voting Mechanisms and Systems, both Legal and otherwise, throughout the United States.”
Trump’s fixation on eliminating the filibuster played a role in the president’s refusal to sign a bipartisan bill designed to reduce housing costs, despite overwhelming support for the legislation from Republicans.
“It will be impossible for Republicans to ever win an Election again,” Trump continued. “In other words, it will be THE END OF AMERICA! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
