“I actually suggested at one point that they — his team come up and sit down and visit with some of my colleagues. So they came up, about twenty Republican senators, and fifteen were a no, on getting rid of the filibuster. The votes aren’t there to do it. I know he thinks he can persuade people, but there are a lot of folks who are very — this is a hard position for a lot of Senate Republicans.”
— Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), quoted by Mediaite, on telling President Trump he doesn’t have the votes to end the filibuster.
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