Kyrsten Sinema responds to Democrats who admit filibuster will help them stop Trump’s agenda: ‘Schadenfreude’

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Ariz., on Monday appeared to poke fun at Senate Democrats by coming out in support of the filibuster after her former party called for it to be abolished over the past four years to further the Democratic agenda.

Sinema, who left the Democratic Party almost two years ago, responded on social media X to a Washington Examiner report citing Democratic Senators who now say they support a Senate filibuster to block President-elect Trump’s agenda in his second term.

“Please stop what you are doing and read these words,” said Sinema.

“Underlining: schadenfreude,” he continued.

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Sinema and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who has also left the party to become an independent, were Democrats at the time who opposed ending violence during the Biden administration that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., was trying to end. in 2022, although he did not succeed without the support of Sinema and Manchin with a small majority for the Democrats.

Both independent senators did not run for office and will leave the Senate in January.

In August, Schumer told the New York Post that Sinema and Manchin are “both gone” in 2025 when asked if he would make another attempt to end the filibuster.

After the election, Schumer urged Republicans to prioritize bipartisanship.

“I offer a sincere warning: Be careful not to misread the will of the people, and do not dismiss the need for cooperation,” Schumer said.

Earlier this month, Sinama responded to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said she would not support ending the filibuster now that the GOP would control the House, Senate and White House, but would support it if Democrats had the trifecta. .

“You don’t say?” Cinema wrote in X.

A report from the Washington Examiner cites several Senate Democrats, including Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have all expressed support for maintaining a filibuster to stop the Trump-backed legislation.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy and reporters at the US Capitol Building on December 20, 2023, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“I would be lying if I said we would be in a better situation without the filibuster,” said Blumenthal. “We have a responsibility to stop the abuse of power or policy automatically and for a long time, and we will use whatever tools we have. We will not fight this war with one hand tied behind our backs.”

Durbin said he views the filibuster as “part of the reckoning” for how Democrats will fight Republican bills in the next Congress where the GOP will hold a 53-47 majority in the Upper Chamber.

“We had to live with it when we were many,” he said.

Schatz said: “I will try not to confuse my position on this.”

The Hawaii Democrat previously criticized the “unprecedented abuse of the filibuster by Republicans” during the Obama administration as it supported the reforms.

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on February 5, 2024, in Washington, DC (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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“You’re playing with the existing rules,” Murphy said, adding that he was open to changes but not to “turning off” the filibuster, which he criticized in 2021 as “very dangerous,” and “a big slap in the face.” “an argument that prioritizes consistency over democracy.”

Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune, RS.D., recently said the filibuster would be “safer under Republican control,” even if it blocks Trump’s agenda.

“I am surprised that a party that has spent enough time in this election cycle talking about the importance of preserving our democracy seems to intend to accept the undemocratic view that only one party should make decisions in this country,” said Thune. .