The situation is becoming desperate for Donald Trump and his allies in Congress. Trump is expected to pressure Republican senators on Wednesday to end the filibuster and pass his election-rigging bill, the SAVE America Act.
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Senate Republicans reiterated Tuesday that SAVE America would not happen and that Trump should move on.
Politico reported:
Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) — who are also leaving the Senate in part because of Trump — said Monday that they, too, would be at the closed-door lunch and urged Trump to turn the page on the SAVE America Act.
“I’m a co-sponsor, but he doesn’t have the votes, and so it’s time to talk about something else,” said Cassidy, who also lost to a Trump-backed primary opponent.
The SAVE America Act is missing more than a few votes. 60 votes are needed for its adoption, but only 48 Republicans support it. Even if Republicans got rid of the filibuster, they wouldn’t have enough support to pass Trump’s election-rigging bill.
That reality hasn’t stopped his allies in the House from trying to force the Senate to change its rules and pass a bill in which they have no interest.