Thune praises Trump and GOP unity ahead of secret ballot vote for Senate leader – Washington Examiner
Senator John Thune (R-SD) expressed strong support for President-elect Donald Trump and emphasized the importance of unity among Senate Republicans in anticipation of the upcoming secret ballot vote for the next Senate leader. Thune, who is running for Senate majority leader against Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX), outlined his vision for a GOP-controlled Senate in a Fox News op-ed. He stressed the need for Republicans to deliver on Trump’s priorities to maintain voter support and outlined goals such as enhancing border security and reducing regulatory burdens. Thune cautioned that merely reversing the policies of the Biden administration would not suffice, indicating that a collaborative effort among Republicans is essential for success in the Senate. He acknowledged potential disagreements within the party but underscored the necessity for collective action to fulfill their mandate.
Thune praises Trump and GOP unity ahead of secret ballot vote for Senate leader
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) blasted out his praise of President-elect Donald Trump and Senate Republicans’ agenda ahead of the vote for the next leader of the upper chamber.
Thune is running for Senate majority leader in a three-way race against Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). In an op-ed published in Fox News, Thune laid out his plans for the GOP-controlled Senate where Republicans have a “mandate to govern.”
“We cannot afford to take this coalition for granted. If we fail to deliver on President Trump’s priorities, we will lose their support,” he wrote. “They have trusted us with their votes. Now we have to roll up our sleeves and get to work.”
Thune hinted at how he would plot the course for the Senate under his leadership, including ensuring Trump “has the necessary tools and support to enforce border security laws and to remove the violent criminals wreaking havoc in every state” and taking “a hatchet to the regulatory apparatus choking our economy.”
He still said undoing work from the “Biden-Harris-Schumer Democrats is not enough.”
“We have an ambitious agenda, and it will take all of us — each and every Republican — working together with President Trump’s leadership to achieve it,” Thune wrote. “If we don’t successfully execute on our mandate, we risk losing the coalition that swept Republicans into office up and down the ballot.”
Thune said the GOP “will have disagreements along the way” but that when those disagreements arise, the party “must listen to each other and keep working toward serving the people who gave us this mandate.”
“The Democrat Party will shun or cancel anyone who challenges liberal orthodoxy,” Thune wrote. “This Republican Party listens to our voters and celebrates the marketplace of ideas.”
Typically, the fight for the Senate’s reins is an internal affair, though this iteration has been spilling over into the public sphere. Thune and his rivals don’t have to convince voters to support them, as only senators-elect and returning senators can cast their support for someone to lead the upper chamber.
However, over the weekend, several Trump allies tried to turn up the pressure on voters to contact their senators and tell them to cast a vote for Scott. The Florida senator emerged as a last-minute contender for the role but is also considered the staunchest Trump ally in the running.
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