Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump's social media posts; White House repeats attacks on the host

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1. Nov 13, 2026President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was redirecting Vice President JD Vance to focus on corruption and crime in Democratic-run cities, and Kimmel mocked the move, joking Vance should probe the dropped Tom Homan bribery case.
2. Nov 13, 2026Trump posted that Democrats were corrupt and evil, demanded an end to the filibuster, and claimed huge migrant caravans were heading to the border; Kimmel joked Trump was getting pathetic and had lost his mojo.
3. Nov 10, 2026Trump posted asking whether the midterm election was honest and complaining about early voting dumps; Kimmel mocked the posts and the reported offer of the press secretary job to UFC chief Dana White.
4. Nov 6, 2026White House spokesman Davis Dingle said Kimmel's Trump derangement syndrome had rotted his peanut-sized brain and mocked his failing ratings.
5. Nov 5, 2026Trump signed a proclamation making the Oval Office a national monument and posted a complaint about the stalled Sunshine Protection Act; Kimmel mocked the monument, the triumphal arch, and the daylight saving rant.

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• Jimmy Kimmel Knows Exactly Why Trump Gave JD Vance A ‘Ridiculous’ New Jobhuffpost.com· 25h

  Jimmy Kimmel's monologue jokes that Trump pulled JD Vance off Iran war negotiations to root out corruption in Democratic-run cities because Vance ending the war would earn Trump's nightmare: credit. Kimmel quips the assignment is like Colonel Sanders rooting out cholesterol and suggests Vance probe the dropped Tom Homan bribery case.
• Jimmy Kimmel Nails How 'Pathetic' Trump Has Become After Sad New Complainthuffpost.com· 39h

  HuffPost reports on Jimmy Kimmel's Thursday monologue mocking Donald Trump's early-morning post attacking Democrats as "corrupt and evil" and demanding an end to the filibuster. Kimmel jokes that Trump has gone "pathetic" and lost his mojo, repeating caravan rants nobody listens to, and deadpans agreement on scrapping the filibuster and sending Mitch McConnell home to Kentucky.
• Trump Cries Rigged Election, “Kidding" About Hiring Dana White & White House Insults Jimmy Kimmelyoutube.com· 4d

  Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump's post-midterms spiral: rigged-election posts, Michael Wolff's report that Trump screamed at departing chief of staff Susie Wiles, her replacement by Steven Miller, and Trump offering the UFC's Dana White the press secretary job before insisting he was kidding. Kimmel also riffs on Trump's 60 Minutes interview and a "Trump Church and casino" sketch.
• Trump Rants & Raves About the Least Important Things Ever & All the Promises He’s Failed to Fulfillyoutube.com· 8d

  On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy Kimmel says Democrats' midterm sweep — at least 253 House and 54 Senate seats, their biggest in over 50 years — is the result of Donald Trump's broken promises, and a video lists them: Ukraine, a record $40 trillion debt, cut Medicare and Medicaid, record home prices, inflation at a three-year high, and $4.16 gas against his promised $1.84. Kimmel also mocks Trump for ranting about daylight saving and making the Oval Office a national monument, and interviews 19-year-old Sebastian Mata, who upset Jeff Dial for Maricopa County court clerk.
• Trump Blames Everyone But Himself for Huge Midterm Loss & the White House Lashes Out at Jimmy Kimmelyoutube.com· 9d

  In his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy Kimmel says Democrats swept the midterms — Kansas elected its first Democratic senator since 1932, Sherrod Brown beat Jon Husted in Ohio, and James Talarico won in Texas — while Donald Trump, who flew to 30 rallies and whose candidates lost, blames everyone but himself and brags about his ballroom's marble. Kimmel also mocks Elon Musk's roughly $500 million in losing Republican spending, notes the White House issued him a third nearly identical statement calling him a beclowned no-talent loser, and jokes that Republicans predicted a red wave that never came.

Background newest first

• Perhaps the Rumors of Democracy’s Demise Were Prematurenytimes.com· 3h

  Emily Bazelon argues in The New York Times that the November 2026 midterms were a crucial test of American democracy, and the country passed: Trump accepted the results, courts blocked federal efforts to seize ballots, and Republicans ran 13 points behind. But Bazelon says democracy remains damaged, and rebuilding will pose huge hurdles at home and abroad.
• Alaska voters stick with ranked-choice voting, againpolitico.com· 4h

  Alaska voters kept ranked-choice voting for a second straight election, rejecting a Trump-backed ballot measure to end it, while Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won the governor's race with Lisa Murkowski's endorsement, per the Associated Press. Criticism from Trump and Republicans intensified after a second Dan Sullivan ran against the senator, and Trump called the system "disastrous, and very fraudulent."
• Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaskapbs.org· 5h

  The Associated Press reports that Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former Alaska state lawmaker, was elected governor, the first Democrat to win the office since 1998, defeating three Republicans including Donald Trump-endorsed Bernadette Wilson. His victory gives Democrats 30 governorships, and he is to be sworn in on 7 December 2026 after endorsements from Lisa Murkowski and three former governors.
• Democrats won Congress. Can their leaders read the room? | Opinionnewsweek.com· 11h

  In a Newsweek opinion column, Faisal Kutty calls the Democrats' 2026 midterm sweep of Congress a rebuke of Donald Trump driven by young voters' worries over living costs and the Iran war, not an endorsement of the progressive left. He questions whether Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries can read the room as calls grow for new leadership.
• Democrats turn to 2028 after midterm gains boost moderates and progressiveselpais.com· 17h

  An El País article by Luis Doncel reports that Democrats' sweeping 2026 midterm win — 255 House seats, over 100 women lawmakers, and control of both chambers — has revived the party as it looks toward 2028. It says the party ran on affordability and now faces an internal contest between establishment centrists like Hakeem Jeffries and progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with a wide field of contenders expected, from Kamala Harris to Jon Ossoff and Josh Shapiro.
• Chris Van Hollen says he will run for Senate majority leader, challenging fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer – livetheguardian.com· 43h

  The Guardian's live blog leads on Chris Van Hollen announcing a challenge to Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, which Schumer, saying he has the votes, answered within a minute. Among the day's other news: Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia's chief executive over affair reports, drawing investigations from Ron Wyden and Richard E Neal into the Trump administration's Nvidia chip-export scheme; Trump, in a Stephen A Smith interview, defends the Iran war and rejects a deal; Democrats gather in Denver after midterm wins including Cindy Holscher's Kansas governorship; and the outgoing Republican Senate confirms Trump's judicial nominees.
• Can You Fire the Vice-President via Truth Social?newyorker.com· 45h

  In her New Yorker column, Susan B. Glasser writes that Donald Trump stripped J. D. Vance of responsibility for negotiating peace with Iran hours after a Wall Street Journal report said Vance was open to meeting Tehran's negotiator, days after Vance blamed the Republicans' epic 2026 midterm drubbing on the war. Glasser sees the split as a once-unthinkable break between a President who ran on "no new wars" and a Vice-President who never backed the one he started, with Trump left choosing among negotiate, escalate, or strangulate.
• Four grizzly bears killed Canadian mother and daughter, authorities saywashingtonpost.com· 2d

  The Washington Post's live briefing reports authorities' finding that a mother grizzly and her three cubs, killed because they "cannot be rehabilitated or relocated," attacked Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, in Bella Coola, British Columbia, in what an inspector calls a likely predatory attack. President Trump posted that Tim Cook, newly stepped down as Apple's CEO, should replace the ousted Jensen Huang at Nvidia; San Francisco approved its first new gay bathhouse since the AIDS era; a judge denied Mary Peltola's bid for rejected-ballot records; Washingtonian staffers voted to strike; and Trump threatened to double tariffs on Mexico over a migrant caravan.
• Trump spirals online, unleashing string of bizarre rantsdailykos.com· 2d

  Daily Kos's Walter Einenkel catalogs Donald Trump's string of Truth Social posts on 12 November 2026, writing that the prospect of Democratic congressional oversight has him spiraling. In the posts, Trump calls Democrats corrupt and evil, blames midterm losses on the Senate's failure to pass his "Save America Act," says caravans are marching through Mexico, announces he is sending JD Vance after corruption in Democrat-run cities, and promises a new trade war with Mexico.
• Trump wants Vance to drain the wrong swampnewsweek.com· 2d

  Newsweek senior editor Shane Croucher argues that Donald Trump wants JD Vance to drain the wrong swamp by tasking him with corruption and crime in Democratic-run states like Minnesota, California, and Illinois, where Trump claims billions are stolen monthly. The assignment would cost Vance his role in Iran diplomacy, which he blamed for the midterms rout, as he eyes the 2028 election.
• Trump: Not passing SAVE America Act ‘devastating’ for GOP in midtermsdemocracydocket.com· 2d

  President Donald Trump blames the Republicans' midterm losses, in which Democrats won both the House and Senate, on the GOP-controlled Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act, his self-described "No. 1 priority," and demands the party end the filibuster to pass it. The bill, which repeatedly passed the House, would have banned no-excuse mail voting, gender-affirming care for minors, and transgender athletes in women's sports, and Democracy Docket calls it likely the most anti-voting bill in recent American history.
• Trump: ‘Huge CARAVANS are … beginning illegal march through Mexico’thehill.com· 2d

  A Hill article by Ryan Mancini reports that President Trump reacted to reports of more than 1,000 migrants heading toward the U.S. from Mexico, tying the caravan to Republicans' 2026 midterm losses and warning on Truth Social that tariffs on Mexico would be "IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED" if it is not stopped. Reuters reports around 1,500 people left Tapachula on 10 November, and the article notes Trump replaced chief of staff Susie Wiles with immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller after saying his deportation crackdown may have been "too tough" in the midterms.
• Trump rejects Iran deal, targets blue states over ‘corruption’newsweek.com· 2d

  A Newsweek article by Dan Gooding reports that Donald Trump rejects a deal with Iran, saying instead that the budget could be balanced by tackling what he calls 'corruption and crime' in Democratic-run states, and that he has asked JD Vance to focus on states including Minnesota, California and Illinois — though Trump offers no proof of the alleged corruption. A GAO report estimates $223 billion to $521 billion lost to federal fraud annually but does not single out Democratic-run states, and Gavin Newsom's office calls Trump 'the king of fraud'.
• Trump issues warning to Mexico, Gina Hinojosa over border: 'No leniency'newsweek.com· 2d

  Newsweek reports Donald Trump's warning to Mexico and Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa over a migrant caravan of roughly 1,500 people walking north from Tapachula, telling Mexico to stop it or face doubled tariffs and vowing "no leniency." Hinojosa, Texas's first Latina governor, has criticized Trump's ICE raids while backing border security.
• Trump Erupts at ‘CORRUPT AND EVIL’ Democrats, Others in Flurry of Early-Morning Truth Social Postsmediaite.com· 2d

  A Mediaite article reports that in a flurry of Truth Social posts just before 6 a.m. on 12 November 2026, days after most of his preferred midterm candidates lost, President Donald Trump attacked Democrats as corrupt and evil, reversed his earlier promise to accept the results, and blamed the losses on blue state corruption and unfilled voter I.D. laws. He also threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops forming caravans, and criticized the Senate for failing to pass the Save America Act and kill the filibuster.
• Desi Lydic Chides Democrats Who Missed Hegseth’s Impeachment Votenytimes.com· 2d

  A Late Night Roundup collects late-night comedy highlights, led by Desi Lydic's chiding of the 11 Democrats whose absence from the vote let Republicans shelve the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on eight articles. Hosts also mock the letter Trump wrote Biden, and Brothers Osborne perform on The Tonight Show.
• Late Night Weighs In on Trump’s Hopes for the Afterlifenytimes.com· 4d

  A Late Night Roundup column collects late-night comics' riffs on President Trump's "60 Minutes" interview, in which he said he wants to avoid hell and blamed the Republicans' midterms on "bad messaging." Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel joke about hell, the immigration policy, and Trump's naming of Stephen Miller as chief of staff.
• トランプ氏、中間選挙の正当性に疑問 「結果受け入れ」から転換 - 日本経済新聞nikkei.com· 5d

  Nikkei reports that Donald Trump, in a social media post of 9 November 2026, questions the legitimacy of the 3 November midterm elections, citing the polls' errors and suggesting voting machines matter more than voters, with no evidence offered. The article notes the shift from his Election Day interview remark to the New York Times that he gladly intended to accept the results.
• Trump questions midterm election results after previously accepting outcome - AOLaol.com· 5d

  Joey Garrison's USA TODAY article, published on AOL on 9 November 2026, reports that President Trump cast doubt on the 3 November midterm results in a Truth Social post, pushing unsubstantiated accusations of rigged voting machines days after telling The New York Times he was "absolutely willing" to accept the outcome. Democrats took the House and Senate, flipping districts and winning Senate races in Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina, while election officials have raised no major concerns.
• Trump goes all in on midterm election denialismdailykos.com· 5d

  Daily Kos reports that a week after Republicans lost their House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterms, President Trump began questioning the results on Truth Social, asking "Does anybody really believe that this Election was honest" and blaming voting machines, despite having told The New York Times on election night he was "absolutely willing" to accept the results. Daily Kos calls the claims false, argues that refuting them risks legitimizing the conspiracy theory, warns Trump may direct federal agencies or MAGA allies to act on them, and notes Mike Lindell and Eric Daugherty amplifying the stolen-election message while Daily Kos writes Sean Spicer's no-unrest defense may have been premature.
• ‘All about the machines’: Trump claims Democrats’ midterm wins not ‘honest’democracydocket.com· 5d

  Democracy Docket covers President Trump's social media post calling the Democrats' 2026 midterm sweep dishonest and blaming voting machines, quoting him: "It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!" The article notes Democrats won the largest House majority in decades, flipped the Senate, and that he has pushed false rigged-machine claims since losing in 2020, while arguing the results were honest.
• Trump questions midterm election results, revives voting-machine conspiracycnbc.com· 5d

  A CNBC article reports that Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post six days after Republicans' historic midterm defeats — including Democratic wins in GOP strongholds like Texas and South Carolina — questioned the election's honesty and blamed voting machines, repeating his unsubstantiated fraud claims from 2020 that culminated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. CNBC calls the post a sharp pivot from the conciliatory tone Trump struck a day after the election.
• Read the full transcript of Ross Douthat's interview with President Trumpcbsnews.com· 5d

  CBS News posts the transcript of Ross Douthat's interview with President Trump, which covers the Republicans' midterm losses, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the economy, immigration, his family's cryptocurrency company, and UFOs. Trump blames the midterm losses on the Iran war and rising gas prices, says he is close to a deal to end the Ukraine war, expects to issue many pardons when he leaves office, grades himself A+ on closing the border, and says he hates some of his enemies and always will.
• Trump enters the anger stage over the GOP's catastrophic lossmotherjones.com

  Mother Jones reads President Trump as having moved from denial to anger over the GOP's midterm losses after days of silence spent touring his unfinished White House ballroom and posting about daylight saving time. His weekend response included naming Stephen Miller chief of staff, reposting claims that Democratic wins were fraudulent, and offering UFC's Dana White the press secretary job, which Dana White reportedly declined.
• Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats for ‘threatening’ peoplealjazeera.com· 7d

  Al Jazeera reports that President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats for threatening his cabinet, donors, and others with impeachment and punishment, days after Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms, offering no evidence. Trump, who called it extortion on Truth Social, has previously sought probes of James Comey and Letitia James, while Democrats say they will pursue investigations into the Trump family's finances, ICE, Pete Hegseth, and Todd Blanche once they take control in January 2027.
• Fetterman to get filibuster backup with new crop of Senate Demswashingtonexaminer.com· 7d

  The Washington Examiner reports that Sen. John Fetterman will not stand alone in defending the filibuster, though a review finds nine of 11 incoming Democratic senators back reforming or abolishing it, with pastor Adam Hamilton and Roy Cooper likely outliers as Chuck Schumer weighs a rule change with at least 54 caucus votes.
• Late Night Finds Trump Supporters Jumping Shipnytimes.com· 8d

  A New York Times Late Night roundup recaps comics riffing on Republicans, including JD Vance, distancing themselves from President Trump after Democratic midterm wins. Jimmy Fallon says Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth might leave the administration, Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump's proposal to make the Oval Office a national monument, and Jordan Klepper counts Democratic gains in Texas and Mississippi.
• ‘Jim Crow Relic’: Talarico Calls For Ending Senate Filibusterdailywire.com· 9d

  A Daily Wire article reports that Texas Senator-elect James Talarico, who defeated Ken Paxton, urged Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster as a "Jim Crow relic" and says ending it would let Congress address grocery, gasoline, utility, and health care costs. It also notes Trump repeatedly pressed Republicans to kill the filibuster, which John Thune and GOP senators resisted, while Chuck Schumer declined to commit.
• How Trump Lost the Midtermswsj.com· 9d

  A Wall Street Journal article by Josh Dawsey, Alex Leary, and Lindsay Wise recounts how President Trump's Iran war, immigration crackdown, and focus on White House renovations led Republicans to sweeping defeat in the November 3, 2026, midterms, with Democrats winning Senate races in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas. It details his costly Senate picks like Ken Paxton, aides' failed warnings on affordability, and Trump's own view that his absence from the ballot was the biggest issue.
• Republicans suffer stunning defeat as voters deliver verdict on Trump agendatheguardian.com· 10d

  The Guardian reports that Democrats retake the US Senate in the 2026 midterms, flipping seats in Kansas, Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina, with Democrats widely expected to take the House too. Donald Trump, who held 30 rallies and urged supporters to pretend he was on the ballot, declares on election night that he "wasn't on the ballot" and says he'll use the veto power against Democratic legislation while remaining "absolutely willing to accept" the results.
• Jon Stewart on Haley Stevens’s betrayal in Michigan: ‘The most diabolical episode of Fargo I’ve ever seen’theguardian.com· 11d

  A Guardian late-night roundup covers Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers mocking Donald Trump's day-before-midterms speech about the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. Stewart also mocks Haley Stevens's last-minute endorsement switch from Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, to Republican Mike Rogers, calling it the most diabolical episode of Fargo he has ever seen.
• Jimmy Kimmel Mocks the President’s ‘Pettysburg Address’nytimes.com· 11d

  The New York Times' Late Night Roundup collects late-night comics mocking President Trump's pre-midterm speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: Jimmy Kimmel dubs it the "Pettysburg Address" and riffs on the "repeatedly botched" pool, while Fallon jokes only 60 people came and Trump vowed to become "Mr. Veto," and Jon Stewart calls it an "I had it cleaned" speech. Bill Maher answered Trump's ranting about him on Real Time, and the roundup also notes Min Jin Lee's coming Daily Show appearance and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's $195 million expansion.
• Trump faces midterm verdict with control of Congress at stakereuters.com· 11d

  A Reuters article frames the 3 November 2026 US midterms as a verdict on Donald Trump's second term, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats at stake and polls favoring Democrats to flip the House while Senate control remains uncertain. It reports Trump's rallies and warning to supporters to "pretend I'm on the ballot," a $4 billion cut to Israel funding aimed at unhappy voters, Justice Department election lawsuits and monitors, and contests from Maine to Kansas.
• Democrats divided on filibuster's future if they take control of U.S. Senatethecentersquare.com· 6w

  The Center Square reports Democratic U.S. Senate candidates are divided on eliminating the filibuster if the party wins control in November, a chamber the Cook Political Report rates a true toss up. Candidates like Julianna Stratton back ending it to advance voting rights and abortion protections, while Jamie Davis defends it as fostering negotiation.
• Trump says he 'can't stand' some Republicans for refusing one key move for his agendafoxnews.com· 27w

  Fox News Digital reports President Trump's push for Senate Republicans to end the filibuster so the SAVE America Act can pass, with him saying he "can't stand" some Republicans who refuse. The article notes no appetite among Republicans to scrap the 60-vote threshold, a failed Kennedy amendment test vote, and Trump's warning that Democrats will "cheat like dogs" in 2026 without it.
• Trump clings to filibuster demand as shutdown drags onyahoo.com· 1y

  As the federal shutdown hits its 39th day, President Trump renews his demand that Senate Republicans terminate the 60-vote filibuster, made after Democratic election wins and other setbacks, though his allies concede the votes are absent and the talk is largely leverage to push Democrats toward a deal. Senate Majority Leader John Thune calls Chuck Schumer's counterproposal on ACA subsidies a nonstarter and plans a Saturday session.
• ‘Don’t You Understand That?’ Trump Demands Senate GOP Leader End Filibuster So They ‘Can Screw the Democrats’mediaite.com· 1y

  Amid the government shutdown, Mediaite reports President Trump posted a three-and-a-half-minute video demanding Senate Majority Leader John Thune eliminate the filibuster, quoting him saying Republicans "can screw the Democrats" as Obama and Harry Reid once "screwed the Republicans." Republicans hold the Senate 53-47 and lack the votes to pass a spending bill, while Schumer demands Obamacare subsidy extensions for Democratic support.
• Trump doubles down on killing the filibuster after election trouncingaxios.com· 1y

  Axios reports that President Trump urged Republican senators on Nov. 5, 2025, to kill the filibuster to end the government shutdown, having demanded a simple-majority Senate to speed his agenda. Many Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, oppose the idea, which Axios ties to the record-shattering shutdown.
• Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history after failed Senate votecbsnews.com· 1y

  CBS News' live-updates article reports that the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history on November 4, 2025, its 35th day, after the Senate failed for the 14th time to advance the House-passed funding measure, 54 to 44. It covers signs of a possible deal — funding paired with a vote on health insurance tax credits — Trump's push to end the filibuster, a court-ordered $4.6 billion in partial SNAP benefits, and mounting flight delays affecting more than 3 million passengers.
• Trump’s calls to scrap Senate filibuster reach a fever pitchcoloradopolitics.com· 1y

  Colorado Politics reports that President Donald Trump, during the ongoing government shutdown, repeatedly demanded the Senate end its 60-vote filibuster — on a Sunday, in a 60 Minutes interview, and in Truth Social posts — so Republicans could pass his agenda with a simple majority. Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, who has vowed never to end the filibuster, rejected the idea, while SNAP funding has run out and courts ordered the administration to fund it through a contingency fund.
• Republicans push back against Trump’s call to end the Senate filibusteraljazeera.com· 1y

  An Associated Press report on aljazeera.com says Republican leaders, including John Thune and Mike Johnson, swiftly rejected Donald Trump's call to end the Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes, during a 31-day government shutdown. Democrats keep the government closed while demanding healthcare subsidy extensions, and with SNAP aid set to shut off, flights delayed, and paychecks missed, the shutdown is on track to be the longest in US history.
• Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke itktvz.com· 1y

  CNN Newsource reports that top congressional Republicans show no interest in ending the Senate filibuster despite President Donald Trump's late-night Truth Social demand that the Senate scrap it to end the 31-day government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune's spokesperson said his position is unchanged, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, calling Trump's post an expression of the president's anger, warned that without the filibuster Democrats would pack the Supreme Court, add Puerto Rico and DC as states, and ban firearms.
• Sen. Curtis opposes Trump’s calls to eliminate the filibusteryahoo.com· 1y

  A Yahoo article reports that Utah Sen. John Curtis opposes President Trump's call to eliminate the filibuster to end the 31-day government shutdown, defending the 60-vote rule as crucial to bipartisanship. Thune, Speaker Johnson, and other Senate Republicans also resist ending it, while former Sen. Joe Manchin says Republican colleagues promised to keep it.
• Trump calls on Senate Republicans to "get rid of the filibuster"cbsnews.com· 1y

  CBS News reports that President Trump, in a Truth Social post urging the "nuclear option," is calling on Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster so the 53-seat GOP majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government, now shut down 29 days. Senate Majority Leader John Thune's spokesperson says his support for the filibuster is unchanged, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski says "people are stressing" over scarce food in Alaska as a Saturday deadline looms for SNAP funds.
• Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalematekvia.com· 1y

  A CNN article reports that Donald Trump on October 30, 2025 urged congressional Republicans to end the Senate filibuster to break the government shutdown, writing on Truth Social that it is time for the "Nuclear Option." Republican leaders resist: John Thune has ruled out changing the rules and his spokesman says his position is unchanged, while Senator John Curtis remains a "firm no." The Senate returns November 3 as the shutdown nears its 35-day record and food aid for tens of millions is set to end.
• Trump says removing filibuster would be "catastrophic for the Republican Party"axios.com· 5y

  Axios' Fadel Allassan reports that former President Trump, in an interview on the podcast "The Truth with Lisa Boothe," warned the GOP that removing the filibuster would be "catastrophic for the Republican Party." He told Republican lawmakers in 2018, per Politico, that keeping it would be "the end of the party."
• President Trump blasts Senate rules in Saturday morning tweetswtvr.com· 9y

  CNN Wire reports that President Trump used a series of tweets on the morning of July 29, 2017 to blast Senate rules requiring 60 votes to end debate, a day after Senators John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins joined Democrats to defeat a "skinny repeal" of Obamacare. In the tweets he calls the Senate "A JOKE!", says Senate Republicans look like fools wasting time, and urges them to move to a 51-vote majority now.
• To Ram Through Unpopular Agenda, Trump Urges GOP to Kill Senate Filibuster | Common Dreamscommondreams.org· 9y

  Common Dreams reports that President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to scrap the legislative filibuster to pass healthcare and tax cuts despite a Quinnipiac poll showing just 21% voter approval of the House bill. Steve Benen notes both priorities already bypass the filibuster via reconciliation and predicts GOP leaders won't kill it, while Trump, in a tweet, pushed for 51-vote passage and Jason Easley argues the president wants the game rigged because he is losing.