{"id":555506,"date":"2021-06-07T14:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555506"},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:05:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:05:36","slug":"trump-says-manchin-is-doing-the-right-thing-by-opposing-the-end-of-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-manchin-is-doing-the-right-thing-by-opposing-the-end-of-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Manchin Is \u2018Doing The Right Thing\u2019 By Opposing The End Of Filibuster"},"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\">28<\/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-says-manchin-is-doing-the-right-thing-by-opposing-the-end-of-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=555506&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot_Youtube_Fox-Business_Trump_Youtube-e1623086849932.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"33.78223495702\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump said Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is doing the right thing by opposing the end of a filibuster Monday.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Fox Business, Trump was asked about Manchin\u2019s stance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/25\/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-not-abolish-senate-filibuster-sinema-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filibuster<\/a>, to which he said without Manchin, Democrats would be packing the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s a very important thing. He\u2019s doing the right thing and it\u2019s a very important thing,\u201d Trump said. \u201cOtherwise you\u2019re going to be packing the court. You\u2019re going to be doing all sorts of very, very bad things that were unthinkable and we\u2019re never even brought up during the election. Nobody brought this stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump: Sen. Manchin &#039;doing right thing&#039; by saying &#039;no&#039; to ending the filibuster\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6C2MQ7fxUyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats control the House, Senate and White House, there has been discussion about possibly voting to eliminate the filibuster.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/16\/democratic-control-congress-biden-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abolishing the filibuster<\/a> would allow any legislation to pass with a simple majority. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/mitch-mcconnell-democrat-congressman-jamaal-bowman-tears-into-joe-manchin-filibuster-hr1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The New Mitch McConnell\u2019: Jamaal Bowman Tears Into Joe Manchin Over Opposition To HR1)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Manchin coming out against abolishing the filibuster, it makes it highly unlikely it could happen, as Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has also said she will not vote to do so.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/06\/joe-manchin-opposes-hr1-supports-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Manchin Comes Out Against Democrats\u2019 Election Bill)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/06\/joe-manchin-opposes-hr1-supports-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published an op-ed<\/a> on Sunday sharing his opposition to H.R. 1, a bill that would nationalize election laws, breaking with Democrats once again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump said Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is doing the right thing by opposing the end of a filibuster Monday. 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