Trump: Take the "nuclear option" to abolish the "filibuster" to end the shutdown
On October 30, 2025, Washington time, after the White House Halloween party, US President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform "Truth Social":
It is now time for Republicans to play their "Trump card" and take the "nuclear option" (note: specific meaning is unclear) to abolish the "filibuster" (note: a procedural tactic used by the US Congress to delay solving issues, with Democrats using it to repeatedly veto a bill that provides funding for the federal government) and immediately end the government shutdown.
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