The only way to gut Social Security unilaterally would be to nuke the filibuster, and Thune said he won’t do that.
Probably because he knows that if he did, then the next time Democrats hold a trifecta they will use it to enact a far more progressive version of Social Security. And unilaterally gutting Social Security would very likely give Democrats that trifecta in 2028.
The only way to gut Social Security unilaterally would be to nuke the filibuster, and Thune said he won’t do that.
Probably because he knows that if he did, then the next time Democrats hold a trifecta they will use it to enact a far more progressive version of Social Security. And unilaterally gutting Social Security would very likely give Democrats that trifecta in 2028.