Senate Republicans battle over future of parliamentarian
Key takeaways
- There are quite a few members now who are saying, ‘We should have fired her day one,’” said a Senate Republican aide who requested anonymity to talk about senator-level conversations about MacDonough.
- “I do think she should be fired.
- The aide dismissed talk about growing GOP support for replacing MacDonough as “wishcasting” among Trump’s staunchest Senate allies.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The ruling infuriated President Trump, who claimed last week in a post on Truth Social that MacDonough was biased against Republicans, noting that she was elevated to her job in 2013 by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), whom Trump disparaged as a “lunatic.”
“The fire-the-parliamentarian group is growing. There are quite a few members now who are saying, ‘We should have fired her day one,’” said a Senate Republican aide who requested anonymity to talk about senator-level conversations about MacDonough.
A senior Senate GOP aide confirmed that there’s growing Republican desire to find a new parliamentarian after MacDonough put up roadblocks to funding the White House ballroom and passing the SAVE America Act, a voting reform bill.