Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in 2025 that changing the filibuster rule to end the government shutdown was 'not happening,' despite President Trump urging Republican senators to terminate the rule.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality outlets (NBC, ABC, AP/Yahoo) with direct quotes from Thune and reporting on Trump's public demands via Truth Social, all dated late October-November 2025. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Trump lashes out and Democrats dig in as shutdown sets ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-ramps-pressure-party-nix-filibuster-shutdown-drags-rcna242137 (corroboration)
- https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=127222696 (corroboration)
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-senate-scrap-filibuster-134550633.html (corroboration)