Trump Calls for Filibuster Termination After Signing Bill to End Government Shutdown

Government Shutdown and its Impact

• 🛑 The Democrats are blamed for a shutdown that inflicted massive harm over seven weeks.
• ✈️ This shutdown caused 20,000 flights to be cancelled or delayed, significantly impacting travelers.
• 💰 Over 1 million government workers were deprived of their paychecks, and food stamp benefits were cut off for millions more.
• 📉 Federal contractors and small businesses also went unpaid, with the full economic damage taking weeks or months to calculate.

Call to Terminate the Filibuster

• 🗣️ President Trump called for the termination of the filibuster to prevent similar situations from occurring again.
• 🏛️ He argued that if the filibuster were terminated, such shutdowns would never happen again.
• 📜 The ability to pass great legislation is hindered by the filibuster, and Democrats would immediately terminate it if they held office.
• ⚠️ Trump urged Americans not to forget the Democrats' actions when approaching future elections, such as the midterms.