Donald Trump has floated the idea of ending the filibuster – a procedural technique in Congress that allows a minority of senators to block legislation from passing – which would make pushing through his political agenda in 2026 much easier.
In an interview with Politico, the president urged Republicans in the Senate to scrap the filibuster, saying it had become an obstacle to effective governing and removing it would prevent another government shutdown and pave the way for his party to push through its legislative priorities.
“The filibuster is hurting the Republican Party,” Trump told Politico. He called on Republican lawmakers to eliminate it “without question”.
If Congress were to get rid of the filibuster, Trump added, “you can do everything. You can do great health care if you get rid of the filibuster. We can do everything we want.”
I don’t think there’s any way it’ll ever happen, but man I wish it would. Our legislators really do love having built-in excuses for not doing their jobs and/or outright breaking their promises to voters, and the filibuster has been used as the excuse to hamper meaningful positive change countless times, even when said change has massive popular and democratic support.
Get rid of it.