President Trump requested that Senate Majority Leader John Thune fire the Senate Parliamentarian for blocking his request to include $1 billion for White House security in the budget reconciliation bill, which was met with outrage from both parties and ultimately dropped due to lack of votes.
Trump rebuffed on demand to fire Senate parliamentarian
Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.
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