{"id":2505238,"date":"2025-10-31T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-and-johnson-united-against-trump-demand-to-nix-senate-filibuster\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:09:41","slug":"thune-and-johnson-united-against-trump-demand-to-nix-senate-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-and-johnson-united-against-trump-demand-to-nix-senate-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune and Johnson united against Trump demand to nix Senate filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthune-and-johnson-united-against-trump-demand-to-nix-senate-filibuster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican congressional leaders,including Senate Majority Leader John Thune adn House Speaker Mike Johnson,have firmly opposed President Donald Trump&#8217;s demand to eliminate the Senate legislative filibuster amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing government shutdown<\/a>. Trump urged Senate Republicans to use the &#8220;Nuclear Option&#8221; to repeal the 60-vote threshold, allowing legislation to pass by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">simple majority<\/a>. Though, GOP leaders emphasize the filibuster as an crucial safeguard that encourages compromise in the Senate. Johnson acknowledged Trump&#8217;s frustration but warned that democrats would pursue aggressive changes-such as court-packing and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.-if given the chance. Moast Senate Republicans remain united in maintaining the filibuster, believing it preserves principles despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhodes-rage\/\" title=\"Rhodes Rage\">shifting political power<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune and Johnson united against Trump demand to nix Senate filibuster<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2388868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican congressional leaders held firm Friday in their support for the Senate&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\/\">legislative filibuster<\/a>, resisting President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3870365\/trump-urges-gop-senators-nuclear-option\/\">latest call for Republicans to repeal<\/a> the 60-vote threshold to reopen the government and advance his agenda with only a simple majority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leader Thune&rsquo;s position on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged,&rdquo; Ryan Wrasse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD), said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870504\/public-blames-republicans-more-democrats-shutdown-snap-funding-deadline\/\">Public blames GOP more than Democrats for shutdown ahead of SNAP funding deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870087\/gop-split-senators-push-restore-food-stamps-despite-shutdown\/\">GOP split: More senators push to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-group-of-republicans-push-to-restore-snap\/\" title=\"Growing group of ... push to restore SNAP\">restore food stamps<\/a> despite shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870140\/joni-ernst-unused-buildings-spirit-halloween\/\">Joni Ernst has novel approach to solving government&#8217;s unused buildings problem: Spirit Halloween<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), although describing his position to reporters as &ldquo;not relevant,&rdquo; called the filibuster a &ldquo;very important safeguard&rdquo; and characterized Trump&rsquo;s comments as an &ldquo;expression of the president&rsquo;s anger at the situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the shoe was on the other foot, I don&rsquo;t think our team would like it,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;The Democrats have said what they would do. They would pack the Supreme Court. They&rsquo;d make Puerto Rico and [Washington, D.C.] states. They would ban firearms. They would do all sorts of things that would be very harmful for the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115466450476422202\">posted to Truth Social<\/a> on Thursday night, on what was the 30th day of the government shutdown, that it was time Senate Republicans use the &ldquo;Nuclear Option&rdquo; to nix the 60-vote threshold that he&rsquo;s long opposed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is now time for the Republicans to play their &lsquo;TRUMP CARD,&rsquo; and go for what is called the Nuclear Option &mdash; Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW!&rdquo; the president wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speak at a news conference as the government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump made the case that Democrats, who previously lacked the support in recent majorities to repeal the legislative filibuster, would further weaken the threshold when they regain control.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Democrats ever came back into power, which would be made easier for them if the Republicans are not using the Great Strength and Policies made available to us by ending the Filibuster, the Democrats will exercise their rights, and it will be done in the first day they take office, regardless of whether or not we do it,&rdquo; Trump posted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3870365\/trump-urges-gop-senators-nuclear-option\/\">TRUMP URGES GOP SENATORS TO USE &lsquo;NUCLEAR OPTION&rsquo; ON FILIBUSTER TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the GOP leaders, most rank-and-file Senate Republicans also oppose repealing the filibuster that&rsquo;s been slowly weakened by both parties in recent decades for Executive Branch and judicial nominees. Republicans ultimately resisted a similar push by Trump during his first term, and 60 votes are still needed for most measures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate,&rdquo; posted Sen. John Curtis (R-UT). &ldquo;Power changes hands, but principles shouldn&rsquo;t. I&rsquo;m a firm no on eliminating it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune, Johnson oppose Trump&#8217;s push to end Senate filibuster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2505239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283662578548.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4162,48688,23610,3634],"class_list":["post-2505238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-johnson","tag-senate-filibuster","tag-thune","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283662578548.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505242,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505238\/revisions\/2505242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}