It was a miracle. I don't think there's any question. Having said that, however, these other safeguards, I think, are important to your point. And by the way, Every president at some point has wished they could blow up the filibuster. The current president, President Trump, of course, is much more transparent with the public, and so we all know his feelings about it. (05:33–05:38)
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Asserts that every president has wished to eliminate the filibuster at some point.
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