{"id":2368603,"date":"2024-11-13T16:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-maga-reacts-to-john-thune-becoming-senate-majority-leader-and-he-wont-like-what-theyre-saying\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:24:06","slug":"we-dont-want-you-maga-reacts-to-john-thune-becoming-senate-majority-leader-and-he-wont-like-what-theyre-saying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-maga-reacts-to-john-thune-becoming-senate-majority-leader-and-he-wont-like-what-theyre-saying\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Don&#8217;t Want You&#8217;: MAGA Reacts to John Thune Becoming Senate Majority Leader, and He Won&#8217;t Like What They&#8217;re Saying"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-dont-want-you-maga-reacts-to-john-thune-becoming-senate-majority-leader-and-he-wont-like-what-theyre-saying%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It appears that you \u2063have pasted a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">lengthy excerpt discussing reactions<\/a> to John Thune&#8217;s election as the U.S. Senate majority leader, particularly\u200b from supporters of\u2063 Donald Trump. The excerpt includes a mix of\u200d social\u200b media posts and commentary indicating a divide\u2064 within the Republican Party regarding Thune\u2019s leadership. Key points from the text suggest that many Trump supporters feel disenchanted with \u2062Thune, viewing him as \u200daligned \u200dwith the Republican establishment that opposes Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Several prominent\u2064 figures on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-bats-colorado-democrat-dragged-for-msnbc-melodrama-over-scotus-ballot-ruling\/\" title=\"Colorado Democrat faces backlash for dramatic reaction to SCOTUS ballot ruling on MSNBC\">social media \u200cexpressed<\/a> \u200btheir dissatisfaction, with accusations that Thune represents the kind of leadership that\u2063 ignores the will of the Trump-supporting \u200bbase. There \u200dare calls for primary \u200cchallenges against Republican senators who voted\u2064 for Thune, reflecting a broader struggle within the GOP \u2063between traditional establishment figures and \u2063the more populist, Trump-aligned\u2064 faction.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like a summarization, analysis, or specific information from this\u2062 content, please let me know!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s landslide victory in the 2024 election has given his MAGA supporters eight straight days of euphoria.<\/p>\n<p>In a secret-ballot vote conducted Wednesday, however, Republicans in the U.S. Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chose<\/a> notorious Trump-hating Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next Senate majority leader, thereby delivering a salutary reminder of their disdain for the American voter and prompting a backlash from Trump supporters on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want you. We don&rsquo;t like you. Best piece of advice, DON&rsquo;T STAND IN OUR WAY,&rdquo; prominent Trump supporter Gunther Eagleman tweeted in reply to Thune&rsquo;s victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We don&rsquo;t want you.<\/p>\n<p>We don&rsquo;t like you.<\/p>\n<p>Best piece of advice, DON&rsquo;T STAND IN OUR WAY.<\/p>\n<p>Either you&rsquo;re with Trump or you&rsquo;re not.<\/p>\n<p>Choose wisely. We are watching closely Thune.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/1856755718184894861?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In announcing his election as majority leader, Thune characterized Republicans as &ldquo;united behind President Trump&rsquo;s agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>We shall see.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Honored to serve as the next U.S. Senate majority leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zq9XLrPDUr\">pic.twitter.com\/zq9XLrPDUr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator John Thune (@SenJohnThune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnThune\/status\/1856748892550832530?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eagleman, who has more than one million followers on X, was hardly the only prominent Trump supporter to voice disgust at the election&rsquo;s result, its process and what it revealed about how deep the deep state&rsquo;s hatred of voters actually runs.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, Trump supporters generally regard Thune as aligned with Trump-hating Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitch-mcconnell-struggles-harsh-reality-trump-gets-closer-gop-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> of Kentucky. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McConnell<\/a> had served as Senate GOP leader since his election to that post in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McConnell 2.0,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida tweeted in response to Thune&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">McConnell 2.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3KLoQoX2Wr\">https:\/\/t.co\/3KLoQoX2Wr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realannapaulina\/status\/1856745374871949818?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In recent days, MAGA influencers on X had pinned their hopes on Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maga-favorite-rick-scott-wins-votes-eve-crucial-senate-leadership-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Scott<\/a> of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, many had complained about the secret ballot, a mechanism designed to insulate senators from the will of the people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rick Scott should be majority leader but instead you got elected over a secret ballot<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanJaeger29\/status\/1856749499512922117?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Secret votes by Senators who are funded by the taxpayers should be illegal.<\/p>\n<p>They do this to hide their decisions from us voters.<\/p>\n<p>This is the opposite of &lsquo;Democracy.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>It must be abolished.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1856780600327156153?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Thune&rsquo;s election prompted a fresh round of reminders that the new majority leader hates Trump, loves throwing money at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/17-gop-senators-help-democrats-pass-95-billion-ukraine-aid-package-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine war<\/a> boondoggle and too often votes with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Thune qualifies as a poster boy for the deep-state-loving Republican establishment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can you speak to this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PA3TtMtJna\">pic.twitter.com\/PA3TtMtJna<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fletch17 (@17ThankQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/17ThankQ\/status\/1856749474686570737?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We do not like Thune<\/p>\n<p>We do not trust Thune<\/p>\n<p>We are frankly ashamed of Thune<\/p>\n<p>May he prove us all wrong <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6tMXz2xEL5\">pic.twitter.com\/6tMXz2xEL5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1856750243653587127?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely insane that John Thune comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-lawmaker-moves-to-rename-highway-after-president-donald-j-trump\/\" title=\"Florida Lawmaker Moves to Rename Highway After President Donald J. Trump\">deep red state<\/a> yet Only votes conservative 62% of the time<\/p>\n<p>Hems more of an independent than a Republican<\/p>\n<p>This is why we have the term RINO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zs52jrKDbX\">https:\/\/t.co\/zs52jrKDbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1856754825561591993?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Catturd, a prominent and hilarious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-makes-triumphant-return-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>-supporting account with more than 3.1 million followers, took a simple lesson from Thune&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These skunks hate you,&rdquo; Catturd tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump won a historic landslide and a national mandate so naturally our Republican Senate elects one of the biggest Trump haters on planet earth as Majority leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnthune?\">@johnthune<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These skunks hate you.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catturd &trade; (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1856753288428888482?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the afterglow from Trump&rsquo;s victory has barely diminished, but MAGA appears determined to target establishment senators with primary challengers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We need Patriots ready to step up and primary every single Senator that voted for John Thune and John Cornyn<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodgetwins\/status\/1856746378250137697?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Republicans in Congress electing John Thune over Rick Scott is proof they don&rsquo;t care about the will of the people &#9888;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>&#128680; WILL ATTEMPT TO PRIMARY ALL OF THE SELLOUTS OVER THE NEXT 6 YEARS &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>WE WON&rsquo;T FORGET!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/1856748466006876297?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curiously, Trump has not publicly objected to Thune&rsquo;s election. Nor did he make any obvious effort to influence the race for majority leader.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, on Wednesday afternoon the president-elect congratulated the new majority leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P9ZXAgHBDs\">pic.twitter.com\/P9ZXAgHBDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1856793572957094243?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump has focused on filling out his administration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brilliant superstars<\/a> poised to bring revolutionary change.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, while MAGA has every right to bristle at the giant middle finger it just received from Senate Republicans, we should view our elected legislators&rsquo; disdain for us as a healthy reminder of the difficult task ahead and not &mdash; at least not yet &mdash; as a definitive impediment to Trump&rsquo;s plans.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, during a secret ballot on Wednesday, U.S. Senate Republicans selected well-known Trump critic Sen. John Thune from South Dakota as the new Senate majority leader, highlighting their disregard for voters and sparking backlash from Trump supporters on social media platform X. Prominent supporter Gunther Eagleman tweeted in response to Thune&#8217;s election: &#8220;We don\u2019t want you. We don\u2019t like you. Best advice: DON\u2019T STAND IN OUR WAY.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In his announcement as majority leader, Thune claimed that Republicans are &#8220;united behind President Trump\u2019s agenda,&#8221; but many are skeptical about this assertion.<\/p>\n<p>Eagleman, who has over a million followers on X, was not alone in expressing disappointment with the election results and the process that revealed how deeply entrenched some politicians&#8217; disdain for voters is. Many Trump supporters view Thune as aligned with anti-Trump Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who had led the Senate GOP since 2006; Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna referred to him as &#8220;McConnell 2.0.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Recently, MAGA influencers had hoped for Florida Sen. Rick Scott to take the lead instead and criticized the secret ballot system that shields senators from public accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Thune&#8217;s selection reignited discussions about his perceived alignment with establishment Republicans who often vote alongside Democrats and support controversial spending initiatives like aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Many prominent voices within Trump&#8217;s base expressed their discontent with Thune&#8217;s leadership choice and called for primary challenges against those senators who supported him.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Trump himself did not publicly oppose Thune\u2019s election nor did he attempt to sway it; instead, he congratulated him afterward while focusing on assembling a strong administration aimed at significant change.<\/p>\n<p>While MAGA supporters have every reason to feel slighted by Senate Republicans&#8217; decision, they should see this situation as a reminder of their ongoing struggle rather than an insurmountable obstacle to Trump&#8217;s agenda moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Thune.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44946,5656,44719],"class_list":["post-2368603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-john-thune","tag-maga","tag-senate-majority-leader"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Thune.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368603"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368607,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368603\/revisions\/2368607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}