Thune, Trump and Filibuster
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Trump seeks end of Senate filibuster
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While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.
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Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes
Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered opposition from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — both of whom later switched their affiliations to independent — when they attempted the gambit.