Trump suggests Republicans use 'nuclear option' to pass laws

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Tue May 2, 2017 | 10:29am EDT

Trump suggests Republicans use 'nuclear option' to pass laws

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Republicans should consider changing Senate rules to make it easier to pass legislation without any Democratic support, as they have already done to get a Supreme Court nominee approved.

Trump called for the so-called "nuclear option" but also said the party could strengthen its hand by winning more Senate seats in the 2018 congressional election.

In a post on Twitter, the president said his fellow Republicans had to acquiesce to Democratic demands in a government spending bill negotiated this week because the party's majority was too slim to win the 60 Senate votes that would have been needed if Democrats had chosen to block the legislation with a filibuster.

Republicans hold 52 seats in the 100-seat U.S. Senate.

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Oh boy. Here we go again

Any idea if McConnell wants to go there?

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Fat Fascist 45 is suggesting totalitarian one party rule.

[ProudLib72]

3. Our country needs a good cleanout to fix mess

Yes, shut it down and start removing all Russian agents. Good idea. Let's start at the top.

[unblock]

4. republicans control both houses of congress, the white house, and the supreme court, but democrats

have too much power....

[2naSalit]

5. Well, to them...

ANY Democratic power is too much.

[unblock]

6. thing is,

the real problem is that republicans can't agree among themselves.

even if they did away with the filibuster altogether, they'd still be tripping over their own shoelaces.

[spanone]

7. hey don, just declare yourself a dictator and go for it....see if your base will go with you

many of them would, i'm sure.