President Trump lashed out at Elizabeth MacDonough, the Obama-era Senate Parliamentarian, demanding that Senate Majority Leader John Thune "immediately fire" her and pass the SAVE America Act in the Senate. "She is known as a Radical Left Lunatic that caters to Democrats, and has no respect for Republicans, or Republic
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President Trump lashed out at Elizabeth MacDonough, the Obama-era Senate Parliamentarian, demanding that Senate Majority Leader John Thune "immediately fire" her and pass the SAVE America Act in the Senate. "She is known as a Radical Left Lunatic that caters to Democrats, and has no respect for Republicans, or Republic
President Trump lashed out at Elizabeth MacDonough, the Obama-era Senate Parliamentarian, demanding that Senate Majority Leader John Thune "immediately fire" her and pass the SAVE America Act in the Senate. President Trump on Monday called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to immediately fire the Senate parliamentarian. The SAVE America Act is a nationwide voter ID bill that requires people to present proof of citizenship to register to vote and requires Americans to show ID when voting.
The Hill reported the story as "Trump calls on Thune to fire Senate parliamentarian to pass SAVE America Act." Gateway Pundit reported the story as "Trump Calls on Senate Leader Thune to “IMMEDIATELY” Fire Senate Parliamentarian, Slams Mitch McConnell - Thune Pushes Back, Won't Listen."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, The Hill and Just the News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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