Republican Who Thought Up ‘Nuclear Option’ Says Idea Was A Mistake | Talking Points Memo

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), who is considered the man who coined the term “nuclear option,” said shortly after the Senate voted Thursday to eliminate the filibuster that the idea was a “mistake.”


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