Trump calls on Republicans to scrap filibuster rule in shutdown standoff
The shutdown, which began on 1 October, has left millions of Americans facing the loss of essential services.
“It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option - Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW,” Trump wrote on social media.
The filibuster is a long-standing senate
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