Trump wanted the "nuclear option" to open the government.

[kentuck]

But the Senate didn't need it. They passed the vote 81-18 !

Donald had to be surprised at those numbers, don't you think?

He was probably hoping they don't vote together on anything else. He loves division and this was not a good sign for him. It was bad in so many ways for Donald Trump.

The magic number is "two-thirds". That is what is needed to convict in the Senate.

[Irish_Dem]

1. He thrives on chaos and drama.

I am sure he loved the sound of the words "going nuclear."

[Control-Z]

15. He wanted to "go nuclear"

during their ridiculous ACA repeal, repeal/replace, repeal/don't replace, don't replace/sabatage charade. When they only needed 51 votes.

He doesn't know what it means. Period.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Agreed, he just likes the sound of it. nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. He walked face-first into it.

He's not so smart, is he.

[samnsara]

3. it means the gvnt can run without him!

[kentuck]

4. Yes, if the Republicans do not choose to follow McConnell and Trump.

They may be able to do something?

[malaise]

5. The Constitution and rules of government mean not one fugg

to Hide and Tweet aka the Con.

[kentuck]

7. The law was meant to be broken.

And he has managed to escape the law for his entire life.

[malaise]

10. The sad part is that many who knew better associated with him

and bought into his fugging Con. He should have been in a Federal pen decades ago.

[kentuck]

12. That has always puzzled me also....

It must be the power of the cult of personality? They take control of people's minds.

[hlthe2b]

6. If Dems win the house, he best be afraid of Sen Collin's working group and

the famous Native American "talking stick". Cross party cooperation may just take him down, even though very rudimentary at this point.

[kentuck]

8. He does his best to divide the Parties.

So long as Republicans stick with him, he knows he is safe.

[malaise]

11. The question is who is the Jim Jeffords among them n/t

[Eyeball_Kid]

13. If the Dems win the House, impeachment resolutions will begin immediately.

THAT will be the theme of the next Congress. Trumpy has few options, all of them extra-Constitutional. Putin has more options.

[hlthe2b]

14. that is my point... a cooperating Senate is need to toss him after House impeaches

[Bleacher Creature]

9. The moron doesn't realize that the nuclear option wouldn't have helped.

They didn't even get 100% of Republicans, so unless he means only requiring 45% to pass, changing the rules wouldn't have mattered.