Trump Reportedly Wants Senate Parliamentarian Fired
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The Senate parliamentarian ruled against funds intended for Trump’s ballroom.
The funding was part of a budget reconciliation package.
Ryan Wrasse, the communications director for John Thune, said there was nothing “abnomral” about this and that they simply plan on “Redraft. Refine. Resubmit.”
The Senate parliamentarian late Saturday ruled against a $1 billion provision intended to fund President Trump’s White House ballroom in the budget reconciliation package.
According to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, the guidance states that “a project as complex and large in scale as Trump’s proposed ballroom necessarily involves the coordination of many government agencies which span the jurisdiction of many Senate committees,” adding that the funding provision is outside the scope of the Judiciary panel.
Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Committee — as well as the upper chamber’s Homeland Security Committee — included funding for the new complex in a budget reconciliation bill for federal immigration enforcement.
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Amid the setback for the White House, Ryan Wrasse, who serves as the communications director for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), said the plan is to “Redraft. Refine. Resubmit.”
According to a new report, Donald Trump called John Thune and called for the Senate parliamentarian to be fired.
Thune will not fire the parliamentarian.
President Donald Trump is calling for the Senate parliamentarian to be fired after she ruled over the weekend that a plan drafted by Republican lawmakers to provide $1 billion in funding for the White House ballroom did not follow the rules.
“Two sources” confirmed to NOTUS that Trump had reportedly called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to fire Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough over her decision.
Another source told the outlet that Trump shared “his frustrations” during a phone call with Thune.
While Thune did not confirm to the outlet whether Trump had “asked him to oust MacDonough,” he explained that he would not fire her. Thune explained that the Senate was “going through a process” that they deal with each time they “have a reconciliation bill.”
