Trump Renews Call to End Filibuster as Shutdown Ties Record for Longest in History

President Donald Trump reiterated his call to end the filibuster, saying it will be “impossible” for Republicans to move forward with the Senate rule in place. 
Trump made his comments in a Nov. 4 Truth Social post, in which he said he believes Democrats are “far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don’t do the Termination of the Filibuster.”
The president went on to say that Republicans will be unable to get “Common Sense Policies done with these Crazed Democrat Lunatics being able to block everything by withholding their votes.”
This statement comes on the day the government shutdown tied the longest shutdown in history, at 35 days. Currently, the filibuster has been invoked, which means the bill requires a 60-vote margin to pass, instead of a simple majority…. 

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