{"id":30769,"date":"2026-08-07T06:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30769"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:28:52","slug":"trump-clarifies-after-accusing-democrat-of-having-same-exact-position-he-has-at-least-we-have-something-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30769","title":{"rendered":"Trump Clarifies After Accusing Democrat of Having Same Exact Position He Has: \u2018At Least We Have Something in Common!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5745444\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745444\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5745444\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26142800727596-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"trump\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Brandon\/AP Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> slammed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee <strong>Abdul El-Sayed<\/strong> of Michigan for wanting to eliminate a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to advance most pieces of legislation, which is exactly what Trump has called for on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Republicans control the Senate 53-47, their legislative agenda has been hampered by the rule, which calls for three-fifths of the upper chamber to invoke what is known as cloture. More commonly, this is known as the filibuster, which is necessary for all bills to overcome, unless a bill involves mandatory federal spending. In those cases, a simple majority vote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R48444\">suffices<\/a>, but this can only be done once a year.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump-demands-senate-republicans-use-the-nuclear-option-and-get-rid-of-the-filibuster\/\">demanded<\/a> that Senate Majority Leader <strong>John Thune<\/strong> (R-SD) end the practice, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115466449868630054\">posting<\/a> at one point, &#8220;GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER.&#8221; The Senate could do so by changing its rules via a simple majority. In particular, Trump is seeking passage of the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship when registered to vote and a photo ID when voting. However, Thune has told the president that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/thune-hits-back-at-trump-wh-criticism-on-save-america-act-flailing-then-you-get-on-the-phone\/\">does not have the votes<\/a> to do so.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Trump ripped El-Sayed and accused him of wanting to eliminate the filibuster, calling the prospect &#8220;CRAZY&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For our Great Republican Senators, friends of mine \u201call,\u201d please be advised that the Communist Dumocrat Senate Candidate from Michigan, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, is touting, as perhaps his single most important point, the Termination of the Filibuster. I watched yesterday, and he\u2019s gone Termination CRAZY. If he succeeds, the Dumocrats will gain 4 Senators, 8 Congressmen, many Electoral and Popular Votes, a stacked Supreme Court with 23 Justices, and I will be, sadly, despite the great job we are doing, the last Republican President! President DONALD J. TRUMP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A little more than 30 minutes later, it may have dawned on Trump that it seemed strange for him to accuse El-Sayed of wanting to get rid of the same Senate rule he does, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117050493832354795\">posting<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed wants to terminate the Filibuster, and so do I \u2014 At least we have something in common! President DONALD J. TRUMP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El-Sayed has called for abolishing the filibuster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DrAbdulElSayed\/videos\/abolish-the-filibuster\/958160330543986\/\">saying<\/a> it makes the Senate &#8220;the place where all legislation goes to die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-clarifies-after-accusing-democrat-of-having-same-exact-position-he-has-at-least-we-have-something-in-common\/\">Trump Clarifies After Accusing Democrat of Having Same Exact Position He Has: \u2018At Least We Have Something in Common!\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Brandon\/AP Photo President Donald Trump slammed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan for wanting to eliminate a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to advance most pieces of legislation, which is exactly what Trump has called for on multiple occasions. 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