Fetterman strongly supports the filibuster as Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap it

Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., gives thumbs up in an elevator while departing a Senate vote at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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“The rule is a critical line of defense that prevents PresidentDonald Trumpfrom having a fill-in-the-blank government with new laws, deregulation or procedures of its choosing,” he wrote.

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The president issued Truth Social posts on Monday advocating for Republicans to scrap the filibuster.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership.Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING &DEATH!” Trumpwrote.

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President Donald Trump speaks during the re-scheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on July 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)

In anotherpost, he declared, “Whichever Party Terminates the Filibuster FIRST will be the Party that survives and thrives.If the Dumocrats win this race, however, America will rapidly become nothing more than a Third World Nation!”

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The three-fifths threshold required for cloture to end a filibuster means thatSenateRepublicans, even with their 53-seat majority, cannot get to 60 votes without Democrats — the procedural hurdle prevents advancing most legislation with a simple majority.

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The west front of the U.S.Capitol is reflected in the reflecting pool at dusk on July 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(J.David Ake/Getty Images)

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“The one thing that has stopped many unpopular policies since the beginning of 2025 isn’t the Democrats — it is the filibuster,” Fetterman wrote in his opinion piece.