{"id":2599001,"date":"2026-05-05T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-disappointed-with-john-thune-over-filibuster-inaction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:46:08","slug":"trump-disappointed-with-john-thune-over-filibuster-inaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-disappointed-with-john-thune-over-filibuster-inaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump &#8216;disappointed&#8217; with John Thune over filibuster inaction"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-disappointed-with-john-thune-over-filibuster-inaction%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=2599001&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>President Donald Trump said he was disappointed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune for not pushing to remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-considering-proposal-to-lower-60-vote-filibuster-threshold\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin Considering Proposal To Lower 60-... ... Threshold\">60-vote filibuster threshold<\/a> and move the SAVE America Act forward. Trump renewed his calls for ending the filibuster, arguing it would allow Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pass key election<\/a> changes, including voter ID requirements and proof of citizenship to register to vote, while allowing mail-in voting only for certain groups such as the military. He made the remarks during an Oval Office event related to the Presidential Fitness Test for students and said Republican leaders have \u201cfoolish\u201d members and some he can\u2019t stand.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4554191\/lobbying-swamp-alive-trump-second-term\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> voiced displeasure with Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) on Tuesday for refusing to eliminate the 60-vote filibuster threshold and pass the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked by the press about Thune and the voter ID bill during an Oval Office event where he restored the Presidential Fitness Test for students.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4555521\/trump-presidential-fitness-test-jokes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump jokes he works out \u2018about one minute a day max\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4555240\/freedom-250-host-faith-focused-rededicate-event-national-mall\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Freedom 250 to host faith-focused \u2018Rededicate 250\u2019 event on National Mall<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4554052\/trump-iran-no-chance-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump claims Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-for-life-charts-course-for-biden-administration\/\" title=\"March for Life Charts Course for Biden Administration\">leaders told<\/a> him their country has \u2018no chance\u2019 of winning the war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed. I like John a lot, but there\u2019s a couple of Republicans that are foolish people,\u201d Trump told reporters when asked about Senate leadership. \u201cA couple of them I like, a couple of them I can\u2019t stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president has, in recent days, reignited calls to terminate the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, two actions that Thune has failed to deliver. The SAVE Act mandates ID to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should have the SAVE AMERICA Act. We should have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-senate-republicans-are-trumps-co-conspirators\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton: Senate ... Are ......s \u2018Co-Conspirators...\">voter identification<\/a>, voter ID. We should have proof of citizenship,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe should have mail-in voting for the military and people that need it, but not for everybody, because anytime you have mail-in voting, they\u2019re going to cheat. And they cheat like dogs, and they have to cheat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4554191\/lobbying-swamp-alive-trump-second-term\/\"><strong>THE LOBBYING SWAMP IS ALIVE AND WELL IN TRUMP\u2019S SECOND TERM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Trump again urged Senate Republicans to \u201cterminate the filibuster, because if [Democrats] get the chance, they\u2019ll do it in the first hour back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"TMfuHNgXdd4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Signs a Proclamation, May 5, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMfuHNgXdd4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticized Sen. 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