Trump accused of 'filibustering his own party' after he boycotts GOP bills before midterms
Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he won't sign any more legislation into law until his pet voter suppression bill is passed, spurring some to accuse him of sabotaging his party.
Trump over the weekend took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to congratulate a right-wing operative for his appearance on Fox News.
"Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS," the president wrote. "It must be done immediately."
Trump went on to issue a panicked plea, saying the bill "supersedes everything else."
Trump concluded:
"MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION - GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY - ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL: NO MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS: NO TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN! DO NOT FAIL!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP."
Some analysts pointed out that Trump was hampering his own party heading into a midterm contest that is expected to be close.
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