{"id":21812,"date":"2025-11-07T22:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=21812"},"modified":"2025-11-07T22:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:12:43","slug":"trump-clashes-with-graham-in-closed-door-meeting-over-nuking-filibuster-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=21812","title":{"rendered":"Trump Clashes with Graham in Closed-Door Meeting Over \u2018Nuking\u2019 Filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump confronted Senate Republicans in a tense closed-door meeting on Wednesday, warning that the party risks becoming a \u201cdead party\u201d if it refuses to eliminate the Senate filibuster, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

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The meeting, described by attendees as \u201ceerily silent\u201d and \u201cuncomfortable,\u201d came one day after a disappointing special election for Republicans and amid mounting pressure over the ongoing government shutdown. According to\u00a0Axios, Trump told GOP senators that their inability to pass key legislation has left them vulnerable to criticism and that Democrats are \u201cwinning the public relations battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the public portion of the meeting, Trump pressed lawmakers to end the filibuster, which currently requires 60 votes for most legislation to advance in the Senate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you don\u2019t terminate the filibuster, you\u2019ll be in bad shape,\u201d Trump told the group, emphasizing that the procedural rule is preventing Republicans from delivering on their campaign promises.<\/p>\n

Once reporters were ushered out of the room, tensions escalated. Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio, citing several GOP senators present, reported that Trump became visibly frustrated when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued that Republicans could still achieve policy victories using the reconciliation process, which allows certain budget-related bills to pass with a simple majority.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump snapped at Graham,\u201d Desiderio wrote in a post on X. \u201cLindsey, you and I both know that there\u2019s so much you can\u2019t do with reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n