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Sen. Joe Manchin Won’t Endorse Kamala Harris Over Her Pledge to Gut The Filibuster, Warns She Will ‘Destroy’ America

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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has announced he will not be endorsing Kamala Harris over her pledge to gut the Senate filibuster.

In an interview with CNN, Manchin said Harris’s plan to remove the filibuster to legislate in favor of abortion rights would undermine democracy in America.

“Shame on her,” Manchin said. “She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy. It’s the only thing that keeps us talking and working together. If she gets rid of that, then this would be the House on steroids.”

“That ain’t going to happen,” he added on the mention of his endorsing Harris for president. “I think that basically can destroy our country,

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