Republican Senators are standing in the way of ending the Senate filibuster.
Evidence and Verdict
For
Multiple news reports state that Senate Republican leaders and a majority of GOP senators are opposed to abolishing the filibuster, leaving Republicans without the votes to end it. AP reports that Republicans holding a 53-47 majority appear further away from having the votes to end the filibuster. CNN and NPR report that Republican leaders have rejected ending the filibuster and that Senate Republicans are overwhelmingly opposed to using the "nuclear option." The BBC describes top Republican leadership publicly rebuffing calls to scrap the rule during the shutdown standoff.
Against
Not all Republicans are uniformly opposed: at least one Republican senator (Sen. Bernie Moreno) publicly suggested considering using Republican votes to move past the filibuster in the shutdown context. The AP wording that Republicans "appear" further from having the votes and other coverage note intra-GOP discussion, so opposition is strong but not literally unanimous. A small number of GOP senators have at times signaled openness to changing or waiving the rule in specific circumstances, indicating nuance rather than absolute consensus against any filibuster change.
Verdict
Contemporary reporting from multiple outlets consistently shows Republican Senate leaders and the bulk of GOP senators opposing abolishing the filibuster and thus blocking efforts to end it, although a few individual Republicans have voiced openness in specific contexts, so the claim overall is true.
Sources
Trump faces rare GOP pushback on scrapping the filibuster - AP News
Trump faces rare GOP pushback on scrapping the filibuster - AP News - Mar 29, 2026
Republicans, now holding a 53-47 majority, appear even further away from having the votes to end the filibuster.
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