Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Source: New York Post

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday there isn’t enough support from Republicans to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and kill the upper chamber’s filibuster rule.   “The votes aren’t there,” Thune (R-SD) told reporters on Monday, according to Politico.   When asked if he had spoken with President Trump about the issue, Thune reportedly laughed and responded: “Oh, yeah.