Day 30 of this manufactured crisis has cost American families billions. Our federal government lies shuttered while Washington Democrats cheer a strategy of chaos.

President Trump demands decisive Republican action: invoke the “nuclear option” in the Senate, end the filibuster, and restore funding with a simple majority vote—today.

Every day the shutdown drags on, small businesses close, veterans wait for benefits, and border security goes unfunded. There is no time for procedural courtesy.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson must lead. They hold the leverage. They must strip the 60-vote threshold and pass a clean funding resolution immediately.

Democrats weaponized the filibuster when they saw power slipping through their fingers. Now they mock our gridlock as they plot court-packing, D.C. statehood and Puerto Rico statehood. Their agenda is radical, their tactics destructive.

Republicans control the Senate. Seize that control. Eliminate the filibuster for funding and nominations. Secure America’s future by installing the best judges, U.S. attorneys and agency heads without delay.

This is not a partisan whim—it’s leadership. A simple majority is not a concession; it’s the authority the voters granted us in November.

The “nuclear option” is the prescription for success. It ends this shutdown, funds essential services and prevents leftist overreach.

Any Republican who stands in the way of using every tool at our disposal is abdicating responsibility. The American people demand action, not excuses.

Invoke the nuclear option. Pass the funding bill. Show the country conservatives can govern with strength and conviction.