On November 2, 2025, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, 'Terminate the filibuster, not just for the shutdown, but for everything else.'
Notes on verification
Verbatim quote corroborated by multiple independent, reputable sources (PolitiFact, Time, Yahoo News, Just The News) and an academic archive of Trump's Truth Social posts, all dated November 2, 2025. [tier=silver indep_score=0.9 clusters=5 claim_tier=notable | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What could happen now? | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://politifact.com/article/2025/nov/04/trump-government-shutdown-filibuster-senate/ (corroboration)
- https://time.com/7330524/what-is-a-filibuster-trump-fights-to-terminate-it/ (corroboration)
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/filibuster-why-does-trump-want-155316441.html (corroboration)
- https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/trump-calls-ending-senate-filibuster-shutdown-clears-1-month-mark (corroboration)
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-november-2-2025 (corroboration)