{"id":2635946,"date":"2026-07-27T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-explains-flip-flop-on-preserving-the-filibuster-horribly-wrong\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:38:54","slug":"fetterman-explains-flip-flop-on-preserving-the-filibuster-horribly-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-explains-flip-flop-on-preserving-the-filibuster-horribly-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman explains flip-flop on preserving the filibuster: &#8216;Horribly wrong&#8217;"},"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\">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%2Ffetterman-explains-flip-flop-on-preserving-the-filibuster-horribly-wrong%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=2635946&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>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has revisited his stance on the filibuster, admitting he was wrong to support ending the rule in 2022. he now believes that maintaining the filibuster is essential to prevent the Senate from becoming a smaller version of the House of Representatives and to serve as a critical safeguard against extreme legislation. Fetterman reflects that, had Democrats changed the rules earlier, they might have passed controversial policies supported by former President Trump, such as nationwide abortion restrictions and restrictions on LGBT rights, with only a simple majority. Trump continues to push for ending the filibuster, urging Senate Republicans to do so, especially to pass the Senate-backed Save America Act, which aims to tighten voting requirements. The debate highlights the ongoing partisan conflict over Senate procedural rules and their impact on legislative capabilities.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) elaborated on his newfound stance on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1708\">filibuster<\/a>, which requires 60 votes to advance most legislation in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4592865\/fetterman-wrong-campaign-eliminate-filibuster\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4592865\/fetterman-wrong-campaign-eliminate-filibuster\/\">recently admitted<\/a> he was wrong to campaign on terminating the filibuster in 2022, when most Senate Democrats wanted to end the Senate rule to push through the Biden administration\u2019s agenda. Now, the effort to scrap the procedural tactic is being led by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/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\/senate\/4664084\/fetterman-explains-flip-flop-senate-filibuster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman explains flip-flop on preserving the filibuster: 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                                                                <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Pulte announces more DNI layoffs as Senate takes up replacement\u2019s nomination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman believes ending the filibuster would be disastrous for the upper chamber, which he says should not \u201cbecome a smaller version of the House of Representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/07\/27\/john-fetterman-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-filibuster\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/07\/27\/john-fetterman-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-filibuster\/\"><em>Washington Post<\/em> op-ed<\/a> published Monday morning, the centrist senator said he and the rest of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a>, with the exception of former Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyrsten-sinema\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"672\">Kyrsten Sinema<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"673\">Joe Manchin<\/a>, were \u201chorribly wrong\u201d to want to abolish or weaken the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistory has vindicated former senators Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) and Joe Manchin III (West Virginia), two people who were vilified by the Democratic Party for their support of the filibuster and whose courageous efforts damaged their political careers,\u201d he wrote of the Democrats-turned-independents. \u201cThe rule is a critical line of defense that prevents President Donald Trump from having a fill-in-the-blank government with new laws, deregulation or procedures of its choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on his past stance, Fetterman said he \u201cthought ending the filibuster was necessary to deliver results for working families\u201d and that \u201cit was unlikely for Republicans in the minority to find common ground on legislation Democrats were proposing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the party dynamics are reversed, with Democrats in the minority of both the Senate and House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI thought Democrats were not being ruthless the way Republicans were,\u201d he added, \u201cand we needed to be on that level if we were going to relieve the anger that voters were feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Democrats had changed the filibuster rules four years ago, Fetterman speculates that many of Trump\u2019s key yet \u201cunpopular\u201d policies would have been passed already because, in that case, Republicans would only need 51 votes instead of 60.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019d have the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22939\">Save America Act<\/a> by now, which I do not support. We could have extreme policies such as nationwide abortion restrictions, backpedaling on LGBT rights, repeal of birthright citizenship and limited voting rights across the country,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cWith a government trifecta firmly in place, many provisions of Project 2025 would have easily been enacted. Republicans could fundamentally change the entire government and country with a simple majority vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been aggressive in persuading Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, frequently posting his pleas on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhichever Party Terminates the Filibuster FIRST will be the Party that survives and thrives,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992125438554532\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992125438554532\">wrote<\/a> on Monday. \u201cIf the Dumocrats win this race, however, America will rapidly become nothing more than a Third World Nation!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660548\/trump-senate-recess-save-america-act\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660548\/trump-senate-recess-save-america-act\/\">TRUMP TELLS THUNE TO CANCEL AUGUST RECESS UNLESS SAVE AMERICA ACT PASSES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SAVE America Act, a Trump-backed bill designed to require documentary proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters, has been stalled in the Senate for several months due to the intact filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president continues to pressure Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) to eliminate the filibuster\u00a0to pass the SAVE America Act, but Thune says the majority party doesn\u2019t have enough votes to change the procedural rules. Trump is now <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992066632190700\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992066632190700\">calling on Thune<\/a> to cancel the upper chamber\u2019s August recess until Republicans pass the election-integrity legislation or, \u201cfar better still,\u201d terminate the filibuster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman now opposes ending the filibuster, admits he was wrong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2635947,"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\/2026\/07\/AP26064767200398-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7921,10130,20973,32171,3740],"class_list":["post-2635946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fetterman","tag-filibuster","tag-flip-flop","tag-political-commentary","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26064767200398-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635946","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635946"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635950,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635946\/revisions\/2635950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}