Posted on 11/15/2024 10:39:51 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Democrats on Thursday not to “become obstacles” toward President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.
The warning indicates Thune is inclined to facilitate Senate confirmations of individuals nominated by Trump, who won a landslide victory and moved 48 states to the right.
Thune’s statement came one day after Senate Republicans elected him majority leader. Trump did not endorse anyone in the race, although many America First Republicans preferred Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for the position. Thune is perceived to be close to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a politician often opposed to the America First agenda. “If they [Democrats] become obstacles and obstructionists to moving these along,” Thune told Fox News’s Bret Baier. “We’re going to grind them out on the floor of the United States Senate.”
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because he wants to?
-PJ
Based upon some of his past comments, I do not trust him.
Yes indeed!
Throwing up roadblocks to anything President Trump wants is Thune’s personal territory...
It’s what he was chosen by the deep state for...
Like you, for now, I will give him too the benefit of the doubt.
Lol. Maybe they are actually worried that the political legitimacy of the government in Washington is at stake.
Schumer’s concept of bipartisanship is consolidated opposition to Trump.
Does South Dakota have snakes? Just asking.
Thank you John. Please find the trailers. Folks in NC need a place to sleep. The weather is turning cold.
Isn’t this what recess appointments are meant to circumvent?
Yeah even though Thune has been a prick in the past this time I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt..heck Trump congratulated him when he became majority leader so if Trump is willing to play nice so am I..the senate has to confirm EVERY SINGLE ONE of Trump’s picks, period end of story
the emperor has no clothes... moment...
yup.
he is talking the talk
now lets see the walk
Don’t do for me, what I can do myself.
Trust is earned. Thune has done so much that is counter to my beliefs that his account with me is in arears. I do not believe anything he says is my default position based on his demonstrated demonicrat tendencies until proven otherwise.. Trust is earned, he hasn’t earned it and I give him no benefit of doubt therefore.
Yeah, because that’s his job.
I will give Thune the benefit of the doubt for now as I said before.
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The benefit of doubt should not be longer than a month or two. He is going in as a McConnell obstructionist, everyone suspects this.
Trump has little time to fix our mess. Obstructionists should be dealt with harshly….strike one- you are out. Many Americans will never forget what the Democrats and Neo Cons have done to this country.
I read on X that Thune’s chief of staff is a guy with big ties to Paul Ryan. Not encouraging.
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