Trump calls for government shutdown-nuclear option combination in September

Source: Washington Examiner | May 2, 2017 | Kyle Feldscher

President Trump on Tuesday called for a government shutdown at the end of September in order to kill the legislative filibuster in the Senate so he can pass more of his priorities.

“The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there!” Trump tweeted. “We either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!”

Trump agreed to a deal between congressional Democrats and Republicans over the weekend to avoid a partial government shutdown that would start early Saturday morning with no spending bill. The agreement, which doesn’t fund many of Trump’s priorities, would keep the government open until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

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Republicans have been criticized by conservative commentators in recent days for not getting more conservative priorities into the spending bill. Instead, it’s widely seen as a win for Democrats because it avoids some of Trump’s top priorities, such as funding for the wall on the southern border with Mexico.

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