In a fiery broadside Thursday, Donald Trump ripped into Senate Republicans for what he sees as hand-wringing paralysis, demanding they scrap the filibuster and start ramming through legislation “at a record clip” before voters head to the polls. Stop playing nice — or get flattened.
“How much abuse can the Republican Senate take from the Radical Left Lunatics in the form of Democrat Senators, before they BLOW UP (TERMINATE!) THE FILIBUSTER…?” Trump thundered on Truth Social, in his trademark caps-lock style. “The Dems will do it on the first hour of their first day. DO NOT BE STUPID!!!”
Trump’s message is crystal clear: Republicans are clinging to Senate traditions while Democrats, in his view, are ready to torch them the second they regain power. And he’s not buying the gentleman’s-club routine anymore.
The president has been hammering this point for months, zeroing in on Senate Majority Leader John Thune as the man standing in the way of a full-throttle GOP legislative push. Trump’s latest demand? Use a simple majority to pass big-ticket items — including conservative wishlist bills like the so-called “Save America Act” — without the 60-vote hurdle.
It’s a tempting idea for a party eager to show results. But inside the Senate, the reaction has been closer to ice water than applause.
Thune and other Republicans aren’t budging. He’s already labeled the idea of killing the filibuster a fantasy, brushing it off as “not a realistic option” — even if it means taking heat from Trump and his allies. That hasn’t slowed Trump down one bit.
Back in March, he was already swinging at GOP holdouts, branding them “weak and ineffective” and warning they’d be exposed if they kept blocking the move. His argument boils down to raw political survival: if Republicans don’t seize the moment, Democrats will — and they won’t hesitate to rewrite the rules.
