Donald Trump Says Democrats Are 'Cracking Like Dogs' on Shutdown, Claims Progress on Ending Filibuster

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Trump urged Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster to pass priorities like voter ID during shutdown talks, but critics warn scrapping the 60-vote rule would backfire by allowing Democrats to advance major government expansions when they regain power.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:03President Trump reignited the debate over the Senate filibuster

00:06after urging Republicans on Truth Social to blow up the rule to pass measures like voter ID.

00:14The filibuster is a Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on most issues and proceed

00:20to a final vote. In a Sunday post on Truth Social, he claimed Democrats were cracking

00:25like dogs amid shutdown negotiations and accused them of fearing his push to eliminate the

00:30filibuster. According to CNN, Trump has repeatedly pressed Senate Republicans to end the procedural

00:37hurdle to advance policy goals. Conservative analyst Brendan Buck told MSNBC that abolishing

00:43the filibuster would be a really bad idea. Warning, it could allow Democrats to expand

00:48government programs such as Medicare for All when back in power.

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