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In a Switch From His 1st Term, Trump Says He Wants Filibuster to Stay

Meant to encourage compromise in the Senate, the filibuster requires most legislation to pass a 60-vote threshold to proceed to a final vote.
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In a Switch From His 1st Term, Trump Says He Wants Filibuster to Stay
President-elect Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Dec. 12, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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President-elect Donald Trump said that the Senate should not abolish the filibuster amid the GOP having control of both houses of Congress starting in January 2025—a reversal from his call during his presidency for it to be gone.

The filibuster requires most legislation to pass a 60-vote threshold to proceed to a final vote. The aim is to encourage bipartisanship.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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