Thune says no to filibuster changes even after Trump's threats about SAVE America Act

Source: ABC News

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday reiterated that there would not be changes to Senate rules in order to pass a Republican-led election reform bill that President Donald Trump has demanded be sent to his desk.

"Yeah, that's not going to happen," Thune said when asked by ABC News about whether Senate rules requiring 60 votes to advance most legislative matters could be altered in light of Trump's new pressure campaign to pass the SAVE America Act, which would change voter ID requirements ahead of November's midterm elections.

"The president clearly is very interested in getting the SAVE America bill up and voted on, although he wants a modified version of it, and so we'll do our best to do that," Thune said. "But the one thing I've said all along is, and I've told him and others, that I can't guarantee an outcome. I can't guarantee a result. If the result is only achieved by nuking the legislative filibuster, we don't have the votes to do that and so that's not a -- that's just not a realistic option."

Thune's comments come after Trump on Sunday threatened to withhold his signature on all legislation until the SAVE America Act is delivered to his desk.

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