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Trump Needles Greene as He Presses Senate to End Filibuster in Oval Office Q&A

The exchange blended policy messaging with a pointed jab at Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Overview

  • During an Oval Office Q&A tied to an order creating a website where workers can find and enroll in private retirement plans, Real America’s Voice reporter Brian Glenn praised Trump as a "wealth maker."
  • Trump welcomed the praise and urged the Senate to scrap the filibuster rule that requires 60 votes so Republicans can pass the SAVE Act, a voter ID bill that would require proof of citizenship to register.
  • He singled out Senate Majority Leader John Thune, saying Thune should "just go take a vote" to expose holdouts on eliminating the rule.
  • Glenn, who is engaged to former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, then drew a personal aside when Trump joked, "I don’t love his girlfriend too much," prompting laughter in the room.
  • The moment renewed attention on Trump’s feud with Greene and on press access optics, since a White House correspondent romantically linked to a prominent Trump critic asked the most favorable questions.