{"id":2513827,"date":"2025-11-23T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-sides-with-trump-on-scrapping-filibuster-its-time\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T00:07:42","slug":"bessent-sides-with-trump-on-scrapping-filibuster-its-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-sides-with-trump-on-scrapping-filibuster-its-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent sides with Trump on scrapping filibuster: &#8216;It&#8217;s time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fbessent-sides-with-trump-on-scrapping-filibuster-its-time%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=2513827&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>Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary, has urged Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster if the government faces another shutdown when the current spending bill expires in late January. He criticized the filibuster,calling it a &#8220;procedural fossil&#8221; that has held the country hostage,notably enabling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-lost-the-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer lost the ... ...\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-six-house-democrats-break-ranks-to-finally-end-schumer-shutdown-after-43-days\/\" title=\"Breaking: Six ... Democrats Break Ranks to Finally End Schumer ... After 43 Days\">43-day government shutdown<\/a><\/a>,the longest in U.S. history. In a Washington Post op-ed, Bessent argued that Republicans should promptly end the filibuster if Democrats again cause a shutdown by refusing to negotiate. His stance aligns with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s calls to scrap the filibuster, warning that Democrats would likely remove it if they regain Senate control. However, Republican leaders such as House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune oppose eliminating the filibuster, indicating the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >move lacks sufficient support<\/a> within the party.  <\/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\">Bessent sides with Trump on scrapping Senate filibuster: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s time&rsquo;<\/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_2407949\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\">Scott Bessent<\/a> called for the elimination of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\">filibuster<\/a> on Sunday, urging Senate Republicans to &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; terminate it if the government shuts down again in late January, when the recently-passed spending bill is set to expire.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent called the 60-vote threshold mechanism a &ldquo;procedural fossil&rdquo; that has held the country &ldquo;hostage,&rdquo; most recently in the 43-day <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\">government shutdown<\/a>, the longest in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3896386\/rand-paul-laments-mtg-resignation\/\">Rand Paul laments MTG resignation: &#8216;Sad to see her voice go away&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3896277\/mark-warner-criticizes-russia-ukraine-peace-proposal-as-awful\/\">Mark Warner criticizes Russia-Ukraine peace proposal as &#8216;awful&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3896053\/tillis-foreign-relations-committee-trump-ukraine-peace-proposal\/\">Tillis joins Democrats in swiping &#8216;concessions&#8217; in Trump&#8217;s Ukraine peace proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The American people are just now emerging from the longest and most devastating&nbsp;government shutdown&nbsp;in U.S. history. And while the blame lies squarely with Senate Democrats, we cannot ignore the weapon they used to hold the country hostage: the legislative filibuster,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/11\/23\/scott-bessent-treasury-senate-republicans-filibuster\/\">wrote<\/a> in a <em>Washington Post<\/em> op-ed. &ldquo;In January, when spending considerations again come due, if Democrats once again choose to shut down the government, then Republicans should immediately end&nbsp;the filibuster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The call echoes those of President Donald Trump, who repeatedly pressured Republicans to nuke the filibuster during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Trump frequently claimed Democrats would seek to scrap the practice anyway if they regain power in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent repeated that claim in his op-ed, casting Republicans&rsquo; belief that Democrats would uphold the practice as &ldquo;wishful thinking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;January will test whether Republicans have the courage to follow through. If Democrats refuse to negotiate in good faith and close the government on Jan. 30, then Republicans must instantly abolish the filibuster,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878248\/where-every-senate-republican-stands-trump-end-filibuster\/\">WHERE EVERY SENATE REPUBLICAN STANDS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S CALL TO END THE FILIBUSTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite Bessent joining with Trump on eliminating the filibuster, the move consistently lacked support from Republican leadership in both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) both defended the practice from Trump&rsquo;s attacks, with Thune making clear during the shutdown the change lacked the votes.<\/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>Bessent backs Trump: End Senate filibuster now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2513828,"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\/11\/bessent-trump-filibuster.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45545,10130,5894,3740,3634],"class_list":["post-2513827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bessent","tag-filibuster","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bessent-trump-filibuster.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513827","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513831,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513827\/revisions\/2513831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}