Biden calls for getting rid of the filibuster to pass election reform

President Biden said that the filibuster has been "weaponized and abused" by Republicans in the Senate to block legislation.

The President said that he supports changing the Senate rules and eliminating the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation.

"Today, I'm making it clear to protect our democracy, I support changing the Senate rules whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights. When it comes to protecting majority rule in America, the majority should rule in the United States Senate," he said.

He said that he is making this recommendation to get rid of the filibuster "with careful deliberation."