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Trump attacks Thune: 'He will be primaried in 2022'
The Hill ^ | 12/22/20 08:38 PM EST | BY JORDAN WILLIAMS

Posted on 12/22/2020 9:41:38 PM PST by RandFan

President Trump went after Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday as he put pressure on GOP senators to back efforts to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress meets on Jan. 6.

The president lashed out at Senate Republicans on Twitter, claiming that they would have lost seats without his endorsement. Trump also suggested that Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, would be “primaried in 2022.”

“Republicans in the Senate so quickly forget. Right now they would be down 8 seats without my backing them in the last Election,” Trump tweeted. “RINO John Thune, ‘Mitch’s boy’, should just let it play out. South Dakota doesn’t like weakness. He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!”

The tweet comes after Thune said that efforts to object to the Electoral College vote would “go down like a shot dog” in the Senate. The president is relying on these efforts, led by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), to overturn the election results.

President-elect Joe Biden won by more than 70 electoral votes, and attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the election in courts have been unsuccessful.

House conservatives met with the president, Vice President Mike Pence and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday to discuss the attempt effort, and several Republican lawmakers said they would object to the results.

However, Brooks would need one senator to join him, and it’s unclear if one will.

Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has suggested he will back it, but Thune, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have urged colleagues not to object to states’ electoral votes.

Meanwhile, the effort will likely not make it past the Democratic-controlled House.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appeared to rule herself out as a 2022 challenger on Twitter.

".@johnthune is a friend of mine, and I will not be challenging him," Noem tweeted. "I’m honored to be Governor of South Dakota and will ask the people to give me an opportunity to continue serving them as Governor in 2022."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: 2022; donaldtrump; gop; johnthune; senate; thune; trump
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To: RandFan
House conservatives met with the president, Vice President Mike Pence and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday to discuss the attempt effort

Redundant systems. That's a start.

21 posted on 12/22/2020 10:35:41 PM PST by aposiopetic
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To: RandFan

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


22 posted on 12/23/2020 1:22:17 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


23 posted on 12/23/2020 1:22:41 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: JoSixChip

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


24 posted on 12/23/2020 1:22:59 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: lee martell

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


25 posted on 12/23/2020 1:23:32 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: South Dakota

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


26 posted on 12/23/2020 1:24:14 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: caww

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


27 posted on 12/23/2020 1:24:43 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: Maudeen

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


28 posted on 12/23/2020 1:25:46 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: ryderann

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


29 posted on 12/23/2020 1:26:06 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: cherry

If you haven’t called your congressional members, it’s time to do so.

I also suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


30 posted on 12/23/2020 1:27:33 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: spetznaz

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


31 posted on 12/23/2020 1:28:18 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: aposiopetic

I suggest we start calling Thune’s state office numbers and tell them you will be donating to his opponent in 2022 if he does not acknowledge and take action on the obvious election fraud. I got through on the fifth attempt.

They are taking calls. Just ignore the voice mail and redial. I was able to mention two examples of fraud in PA.

Sioux Falls, SD
(605) 334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
(605) 225-8823

Rapid City, SD
(605) 348-7551


32 posted on 12/23/2020 1:29:43 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: meatloaf

Did you know that you can ping more than one user in a single post don’t you?


33 posted on 12/23/2020 1:32:41 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("I don't know why they still make bolts." David Freiburger)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Like you, I’ve been here long enough to know.

It’s easier for me to paste than type a long list of names.

And I’m an asshole. Questions?


34 posted on 12/23/2020 3:06:49 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: meatloaf

Go get em’, Meat!


35 posted on 12/23/2020 3:54:24 AM PST by TheRake (If they can force you to wear a mask, they can force you to do other things. Just the beginning.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Remember, Thune was himself the victim of election fraud in the election preceding his coming to the Senate. He wants Trump to concede like he did without a whimper.


36 posted on 12/23/2020 3:55:34 AM PST by Theodore R. ( )
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To: Republican Wildcat

Thune won’t be getting the financial help he had in the past.


37 posted on 12/23/2020 4:36:55 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: cnsmom

I sent him $50 to go against Daschle, money well spent. 12 years later I’m sick of him. Now he wants 24? It’s gotta be someone well known. POTUS will help.


38 posted on 12/23/2020 6:14:31 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: RandFan
He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!”

If a solid conservative candidate emerges that Trump endorses, I will send that person a check. If many people do this, whether it's $5 or $50, it will have a major positive impact on our party.

39 posted on 12/23/2020 6:17:34 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

U R right. It’s the # of checks sent. I think he’s already got the message. Look at the house retirements last time. It’s a gamble but Murkowski should be hearing Sarah’s footsteps. The NC senator + Toomey-gone.


40 posted on 12/23/2020 6:42:31 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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