{"id":2636260,"date":"2026-07-27T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-john-thune-to-hold-senators-in-d-c-until-they-terminate-the-filibuster\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:10:36","slug":"trump-calls-on-john-thune-to-hold-senators-in-d-c-until-they-terminate-the-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-on-john-thune-to-hold-senators-in-d-c-until-they-terminate-the-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Calls on John Thune to Hold Senators in D.C. Until They Terminate the 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\">30<\/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-calls-on-john-thune-to-hold-senators-in-d-c-until-they-terminate-the-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=2636260&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 urged the Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until the passage of the &#8220;Save America Act&#8221; or to end the filibuster, which he criticized. He emphasized that eliminating the filibuster would allow Republicans to swiftly pass key legislation, including the Act, the Budget, and addressing the Debt Ceiling. Trump expressed concern that Democrats would quickly pass legislation favoring their agenda if the filibuster is maintained. He also highlighted efforts to pass the Act through legislative processes, including reconciliation, and criticized Democrats for opposing voter ID requirements, contrasting them with the voter ID cards used at democratic conventions. Trump advocates for stricter voter ID measures and voter citizenship proofs, and opposes mail-in ballots, calling them corrupt. His statements reflect ongoing partisan debates over election security and legislative strategy.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the senators in Washington to end the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted Monday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992066632190700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, \u201cJohn Thune should not allow the United States\u00a0 Senate to \u2018leave town\u2019 until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can\u2019t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING &#038; DEATH!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd \ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2:\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfed \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde0 \ud835\udde3\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde7 \ud835\udfec\ud835\udff3.\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff3.\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff2 \u2013 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn Thune should not allow the United States Senate to \u201cleave town\u201d until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rcbFNhedhQ\">pic.twitter.com\/rcbFNhedhQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2081765772821668350?\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a later <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992125438554532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>, he added, \u201cWhichever Party Terminates the Filibuster FIRST will be the Party that survives and thrives. If the Dumocrats win this race, however, America will rapidly become nothing more than a Third World Nation!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd \ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2:\ud835\udfed\ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde0 \ud835\udde3\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde7 \ud835\udfec\ud835\udff3.\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff3.\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff2 \u2013 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhichever Party Terminates the Filibuster FIRST will be the Party that survives and thrives. If the Dumocrats win this race, however, America will rapidly become nothing more\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mlzbfJfLgv\">pic.twitter.com\/mlzbfJfLgv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2081769604431618263?\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The SAVE America Act would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-already-standby-sue-save-america-act-becomes-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">require<\/a> voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and to present photo ID when voting. It would also place limits on mail-in voting, but would still allow it for those who are disabled, serving in the military, or traveling out of their home state.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly called for Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to end debate on a piece of legislation.<\/p>\n<p>During the Biden administration, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Arizona\u2019s Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/voting-rights-bill-filibuster-senate-vote-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeat<\/a> Democratic efforts to kill the filibuster to enact federal legislation that would have weakened voter <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Voter_identification_laws_by_state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identification requirements<\/a> in all states. Neither Manchin nor Sinema is in the Senate anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/27\/trump-thune-tension-save-america-act\/91061245007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported, \u201cAll Senate Democrats have expressed opposition to the SAVE America Act. In addition, four Republicans \u2014 Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Tillis \u2012 each voted against a motion in June to add the legislation to a Republican budget package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a push to bypass a Senate filibuster, House Republicans on July 22 approved a $95 billion budget framework backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson that includes elements of the SAVE America Act. Johnson\u2019s goal is to pass the framework through a budget process called reconciliation, which would require a simple majority in the Senate,\u201d the news outlet added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-tears-senate-gop-playing-soft-dems-champ-bit-seize-permanent-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate parliamentarian<\/a> could strike down an attempt to pass a voting overhaul as a budget bill. And whether a reconciliation bill with components of the SAVE America Act could reach a 50-vote threshold in the Senate is also unclear,\u201d USA Today said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a rally in Michigan on Monday, Trump said, \u201cWe won\u2019t get one Democrat senator to get you voter ID with photo.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump just called out the INSANE hypocrisy of Democrats when it comes to voter ID<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrat National Convention, they had an I.D. card that was bigger than most of the people\u2019s CHESTS! It was hung on a chain with a picture and every fact about this person you can\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SFWBbYOOJ8\">pic.twitter.com\/SFWBbYOOJ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2081836979629510977?\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrat National Convention, they had an identification card that was bigger than most of the people\u2019s chests,\u201d the president noted. \u201cIt was hung on a chain with a picture and every fact about this person you can imagine. But for voting, our most sacred thing, they say you don\u2019t need, they say, voter ID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we want voter photo ID, and we want all voters showing proof of a thing called citizenship,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd hopefully there will be no mail-in ballots. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-fight-trumps-push-secure-mail-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mail-in ballots<\/a> are inherently corrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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