Thune urges Trump to stay out of race to replace McConnell

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

11/08/24 6:00 AM ET


Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) is urging President-elect Trump not to put his thumb on the scale in the race to elect a successor to outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), putting a new wrinkle in the high-stakes contest.

Thune in recent days has declared his preference that Trump give Republican senators space to make their own decision about who should lead the new Senate GOP majority, arguing it would be in Trump’s “best interests” to stay neutral. That argument has been echoed by Thune’s allies, such as Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who told CNN earlier this week that Trump should “stay out of the race.”

Thune’s comments are creating a stir among Senate insiders two days after Trump won a resounding victory over Vice President Harris and helped Republicans regain the Senate majority. Allies of Thune’s two rivals in the leadership race, Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), say that calls for Trump to stay out of the leadership race indicate that Thune is nervous that the president-elect would endorse either Cornyn or Scott — which would be a serious setback.

“He’s terrified. He knows that Trump won’t endorse him. If he knows that, then Trump getting involved hurts him,” a Senate Republican aide said. Thune’s rivals have a better relationship with Trump, especially Scott, who’s the closest to the president-elect of the three.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4979745-john-thune-donald-trump-senate-gop-leadership/

[SoCalDavidS]

1. JFC!!

You PIECE OF SHIT. He doesn't take orders from you.

YOU TAKE ORDERS FROM HIM!

[JohnSJ]

3. Lol

[walkingman]

2. I don't know much about Thune but as a Texan I do not like Cornyn although he is much better than Cruz.

I figure it won't really matter - they will do whatever their "Dear Leader" tells them to do.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Thune and Cornyn

are the "old school" annoying-ass GOP. They have taken to walking around with a permanent scowl. The Carnival Cruzes, Mike Lees, and Josh Hawasses are the loons.

[Raven123]

4. Thune. Is he still alive?

Funny he didn’t have much to say for a long time.

[Leghorn21]

5. Uh oh, RINO !@$&'!%!!

Love this shit

[11 Bravo]

7. Sure thing, asshole. You worked to hand unfettered power to a toddler who is a seething mass of grievances ...

and now you expect him to act with restraint.
Eat shit and die, you fucking hypocrite.

[hibbing]

8. Ha ha n/t

[Quanto Magnus]

9. That's about as likely to happen

as Trump admitting defeat in 2020

Trump is going to fully mouth off about it.

[Mawspam2]

10. Thune is bitching cuz he knows...

...Trump will pick Scott.

[EarthFirst]

11. MSM: "rEpuBliCaNs iN dIsArrAY!!!1"

I won’t hold my breath…

[WokeAintWhatIAm]

12. And they handed him their balls too...

It must be painful, all that masculinity and manly assertiveness and can't make a move without him...

[Pinback]

13. What, Tuberville doesn't want the job?

I’m sure that genius would be terrific.

[niyad]

14. This is The Onion, yes???

[Old Crank]

15. He is Thune deaf

Trumps going to push for Trumpiest person available.

[Dulcinea]

16. McFelon won't be able to help himself.

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He & Moscow Mitch have never gotten along. He'll see this as his chance to vanquish McConnell forever, even if he hurts his own party doing it. Let's face it, it's all about HIM. Always has been.