Trump attacks Senate parliamentarian, argues GOP must play hard-ball
Trump suggested that Republicans should have forced out the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, by replacing her. “Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not so to the Dumocrats — So why has she not been replaced?” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “There are many fair people who would be qualified for that vital job.
- ▪Trump suggested that Republicans should have forced out the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, by replacing her.
- ▪“Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not so to the Dumocrats — So why has she not been replaced?” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
- ▪“There are many fair people who would be qualified for that vital job.
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Senate Trump attacks Senate parliamentarian, argues GOP must play hard-ball Comments: by Ashleigh Fields - 05/20/26 12:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 05/20/26 12:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING President Trump on Wednesday attacked the Senate parliamentarian, accusing her of issuing reviews of Senate rules that have treated Republicans unfairly and calling for Republicans to end the filibuster. Trump suggested that Republicans should have forced out the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, by replacing her. “Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not so to the Dumocrats — So why has she not been replaced?” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “There are many fair people who would be qualified for that vital job.
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