Senate Republican calls for scrapping filibuster to fund DHS after correspondents’ dinner shooting
Summary
Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, said the Senate should get rid of the filibuster rule if Democrats block funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He said this after the third attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, calling it a serious national threat.Key Facts
- Senator Ron Johnson is a Republican from Wisconsin.
- He wants to remove the Senate filibuster if Democrats block DHS funding.
- The filibuster is a Senate rule that can delay or stop votes.
- Johnson spoke about this on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
- He referred to three assassination attempts against President Trump.
- Johnson called the situation a “moment of national danger.”
- The Department of Homeland Security is a government agency focused on protecting the U.S. from threats.
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