And I told him, I said, Mr. President, this is the only way you're going to get your agenda across. And I called for it. I think it was early October. I actually started calling, saying that, you know, Democrats should vote to fund the government, but Republicans are equally responsible, and if they're serious about funding the government, they should use the nuclear option and override the filibuster to get it done. And so I'm very pleased to see President Trump saying the same thing I'm. Saying I'm just curious, when did you talk to him about that? (03:37–03:49)
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Asserts that Republicans should use the nuclear option to override the filibuster to fund the government.
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