Trump bashes Senate Parliamentarian: ‘She has been brutal to Republicans’ 69%

By Addie Davis0% Brooke Mallory0%

5/20/2026, 4:48:48 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 30 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Right Leaning Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 43% saturation with 207 hits. Analysis detected 1,739 faulty-reasoning hits from 481 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 62.7% and a BS Rank of 69% (6,296 of 20,177 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 68.80% of the article peer group.

OAN Staff Addie Davis and Brooke Mallory 
4:45 PM  Wednesday, May 20, 2026 
In a lengthier Truth Social post on Wednesday, President Donald Trump publicly called on Senate Republicans to remove and replace Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, accusing her of maintaining a distinct bias against the GOP. 
His public demands followed a ruling by MacDonough that blocked taxpayer funding for proposed White House complex security measures from an upcoming budget reconciliation package. 
In his post, Trump criticized fellow Republicans for playing a “soft game” and allowing her to remain in the powerful, rule-keeping position, arguing that their willingness to tolerate her procedural decisions represents the party’s single biggest political disadvantage. 
“Shockingly, Republicans have kept the very important position of ‘Parliamentarian’ in the hands of a woman, Elizabeth MacDonough, who was appointed, long ago, by Barack Hussein Obama and a vicious Lunatic known as Senator Harry Reid, who ran the Senate for the Dumocrats with an ‘iron fist,’” Trump said on Wednesday. 
“Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not so to the Dumocrats  So why has she not been replaced? 
There are many fair people who would be qualified for that vital job. 
The Republicans play a very soft game compared to the Dumocrats. 
It is their single biggest disadvantage in politics. 
The Dumocrats cheat, lie, and steal, especially when it comes to Votes in Elections, but stick together, whereas the Republicans allow the Elizabeth MacDonoughs of the World to stay in power, and brutalize us,” he continued. 
The Senate Parliamentarian functions as the definitive nonpartisan adviser on the complex rules and procedural operations of the upper legislative body. 
MacDonough has served continuously in this powerful capacity since her appointment in 2012 by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, making her the first woman to hold the position since its formal creation in 1935. 
In his social media post, Trump did not mention the proposition, but rather turned to the SAVE America Act. 
“We need THE SAVE AMERICA ACT passed, and NOW  And, likewise, kill the Filibuster, which would give us everything! 
If we don’t pass at least one of these two provisions quickly, you will never see another Republican President again,” he said. 
“The Dumocrats will eliminate the Filibuster on the First Day that they get an opportunity to do so. 
The Republicans aren’t doing it because they say the Dumocrats will never do it, but the Republicans are WRONG. 
Get smart and tough Republicans, or you’ll all be looking for a job much sooner than you thought possible!” 
Trump concluded. 
Correction  5/21/26  10:21 p.m. 
PT: “taxpayer security funding for a proposed White House ballroom” changed to “taxpayer funding for proposed White House complex security measures” 
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