Trump Calls for Scrapping the ‘Crazy,’ Totally Ridiculous Filibuster Rule’

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TRUMP: "In fact, [Strange] just came out again, and he was against it before, but he just came out against that totally ridiculous rule, the filibuster rule. It's ridiculous. So we have 52 senators, and on a lot of legislation, you need 60 votes. That means we have to get eight Democrats. Then they get upset with me when I go go to see Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, who are very nice. They get upset. "Why did you see them?" I said because this rule is crazy. We have 260 pills. Many of those bills, not all of them, because they can use reconciliation for those of you that are interested in that, but that is a trick. That's just a trick. Many of those bills will never get past because you cannot get 60 votes. You cannot. It means that eight Democrats can control the Senate. I think we're going to pick up seats in '18, and I'm going to work very hard. I think were going to pick up democratic seats. I believe that. We are going to pick up democratic seats, but they have to get rid of the filibuster rule. Basically, we can't go to 60. We want 51. That's how we have Judge Gorsuch. If we did not have that, you"