Trump Predicts September Government Shutdown, Demands Senate Republicans Terminate Filibuster

Speaking in Marietta, Georgia, President Donald Trump warned of an impending government shutdown this September, blaming congressional Democrats for refusing to approve the budget bill. Trump urged Senate Republicans and Majority Leader John Thune to eliminate the filibuster to pass spending legislation by a simple majority. He cautioned that if Democrats gain control, they will scrap the filibuster to grant statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., cementing permanent political majorities. Urging supporters to pressure Senate leadership, Trump warned that failing to act quickly would lead to severe political and economic consequences akin to the 1929 market crash.