Trump says he hasn’t thought about replacing Thune as majority leader
President Donald Trump remained adamant that he has not considered replacing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the pair clash over the president’s demands that the Senate pass the SAVE America Act.“I haven’t even thought of it,” Trump told reporters Monday when asked if he wants to see Thune replaced. “If you don’t terminate the filibuster, only bad things will happen.”Trump then became irritated with a reporter who asked why it was not preferable for senators to spend the summer campaigning before November’s midterm elections.“They shouldn’t leave town,” he said. “I’m not going to stop them from doing it, but they should get the [SAVE America Act] done.
- ▪President Donald Trump remained adamant that he has not considered replacing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the pair clash over the president’s demands that the Senate pass the SAVE America Act.“I haven’t even thought of it,” T
- ▪“If you don’t terminate the filibuster, only bad things will happen.”Trump then became irritated with a reporter who asked why it was not preferable for senators to spend the summer campaigning before November’s midterm elections.“They shou
- ▪“I’m not going to stop them from doing it, but they should get the [SAVE America Act] done.
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President Donald Trump remained adamant that he has not considered replacing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the pair clash over the president’s demands that the Senate pass the SAVE America Act.“I haven’t even thought of it,” Trump told reporters Monday when asked if he wants to see Thune replaced. Recommended Stories Trump says he hasn’t thought about replacing Thune as majority leader McConnell ‘not yet cleared’ to leave rehab to return to Congress Fetterman explains flip-flop on preserving the filibuster: ‘Horribly wrong’ Earlier Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Thune should not permit the Senate to “leave town” until it passes his voting proposal or, “far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed…
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