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Trump warns Senate GOP he'll be 'last Republican president' without filibuster elimination

Trump escalates pressure on Republicans to eliminate the 60-vote threshold, citing statehood threats to D.C. and Puerto Rico.

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What to know

  • Trump escalated pressure on Senate Republicans to eliminate the 60-vote filibuster rule, warning he could be the last Republican president if they don't.
  • Trump's argument hinges on the claim that Democrats will grant statehood to Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico—yielding four new Democratic senators and eight House members—making future Republican electoral wins impossible.
  • Senate Majority Leader Thune has consistently resisted, stating Republicans lack the votes to kill the filibuster and that doing so would enable Democratic priorities like statehood, election federalization, and Supreme Court packing.
  • The SAVE America Act, Trump's priority legislation, remains blocked by the filibuster despite Republican control of the Senate.

“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.”

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Trump warns Senate GOP he'll be 'last Republican president' without filibuster elimination
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    Senate Majority Leader Thune resists filibuster elimination pressure

    Thune reiterated that Republicans lack the votes to kill the filibuster and warned against handing Democrats 'the keys' to pass controversial legislation. He cited statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, election federalization, and Supreme Court packing as reasons to preserve the rule.

    “At some point, Democrats may try and steal the car, but we're not going to hand them the keys.”
    — John Thune
    1. 2 outlets Trump warns he'll be ‘last Republican president’ if Senate GOP doesn't make major change

      first by Fox News, 1d ago · also NY Post

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    Trump posts filibuster ultimatum to Senate Republicans on Truth Social

    Trump warned that without eliminating the filibuster, he will be the last Republican president. He claimed that if Democrats grant statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico, Republicans will be unable to win future elections, calling it 'the end of America.'

    “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.”
    — Donald Trump