{"id":2368648,"date":"2024-11-13T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thunes-senate-majority-leadership-splits-gop-may-he-prove-us-wrong-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:16:16","slug":"thunes-senate-majority-leadership-splits-gop-may-he-prove-us-wrong-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thunes-senate-majority-leadership-splits-gop-may-he-prove-us-wrong-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune\u2019s Senate majority leadership splits GOP: \u2018May he prove us wrong\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fthunes-senate-majority-leadership-splits-gop-may-he-prove-us-wrong-washington-examiner%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=2368648&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>Senator John Thune (R-SD) has been elected as the new \u2062Senate Majority Leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell, who held the position for nearly two decades. Thune&#8217;s election has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-visits-wounded-warriors-at-walter-reed-hospital\/\" title=\"Biden Visits Wounded Warriors At Walter Reed Hospital\">sparked mixed reactions<\/a> among\u200b Republicans, particularly from supporters of \u2062former President Donald Trump, who are skeptical about \u2062Thune&#8217;s \u200ccommitment to advancing Trump&#8217;s agenda. Critics\u200c fear he may follow McConnell&#8217;s approach and fail to prioritize \u200cMAGA policies. Prominent\u2063 voices, including Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Turning \u2062Point\u200c USA founder Charlie \u200dKirk, have emphasized\u200b the need\u200c for\u2063 Thune to \u200cswiftly support Trump\u2019s nominees and policies, \u200cthreatening accountability if he does \u2063not.\u200c Public sentiment on social media reflects a lack of trust in Thune&#8217;s leadership, with some expressing a desire \u200bfor\u2062 Senator Rick Scott instead. \u200cMeghan McCain pointed out that Thune&#8217;s victory illustrates a\u2064 disconnect between\u200d DC leaders \u200dand social \u2064media opinions.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune&rsquo;s Senate majority leadership splits GOP: &lsquo;May he prove us wrong&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880863\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) was elected the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-gop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate Majority Leader<\/a> to a mixed reaction from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Thune succeeds Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been the party&rsquo;s leader in the chamber for almost 20 years. Staunch supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expressed their concerns that Thune is likely to follow McConnell&rsquo;s example and not toe the MAGA line.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senate Leader John Thune has promised to pass Trump&rsquo;s nominees quickly WE WILL HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE, IF HE DOES NOT, HE WILL BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY,&rdquo; wrote Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). &ldquo;THEY SHOULD HAVE ELECTED RICK SCOTT.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HAPPENING NOW &#128680; Senate Leader John Thune has promised to pass Trump&rsquo;s nominees quickly <\/p>\n<p>WE WILL HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE, IF HE DOES NOT, HE WILL BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY &#128293; <\/p>\n<p>THEY SHOULD HAVE ELECTED RICK SCOTT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qi90JqbSMY\">pic.twitter.com\/qi90JqbSMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTGrepp\/status\/1856773031294857309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He has a short window to show us he will support President Trump, fill his cabinet, confirm his judges, and pass his agenda,&rdquo; Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, also wrote of Thune. &ldquo;If he does, we will support him. If he doesn&rsquo;t, we will work to remove him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Thune is Senate Majority Leader.<\/p>\n<p>He has a short window to show us he will support President Trump, fill his cabinet, confirm his judges, and pass his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>If he does, we will support him.<\/p>\n<p>If he doesn&#8217;t, we will work to remove him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1856746540976738757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reactions quickly circulated online, with one X <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">user suggesting confidence<\/a> in Thune&rsquo;s leadership must still be earned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not like Thune. We do not trust Thune. We are frankly ashamed of Thune,&rdquo; one user captioned a photo of Thune with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. &ldquo;May he prove us all wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Country music star John Rich was less optimistic. Earlier, he issued a poll on X asking his followers to pick between Thune or Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). Scott swept the online poll with 99%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The People wanted Scott, the Senate wanted Thune, McConnell&rsquo;s protege,&rdquo; Rich wrote. &ldquo;Senate wins,The People lose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The People wanted Scott, the Senate wanted Thune, McConnell&rsquo;s protege. Senate wins,The People lose. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TM45mRNuyi\">pic.twitter.com\/TM45mRNuyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Rich&#127482;&#127480; (@johnrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrich\/status\/1856773763888472412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Others resigned to the fact that Thune won the Senate secret vote, defeating Scott and Cornyn.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thune winning over Scott is yet another example of people in DC not giving one sh** what twitter pundits think or do,&rdquo; wrote Meghan McCain, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">talk show host<\/a> and daughter of the late Republican Sen. John McCain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thune winning over Scott is yet another example of people in DC not giving one shit what twitter pundits think or do.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1856745540874043437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;God help me. I can&rsquo;t believe I&rsquo;m happy that Thune is Senate Majority Leader,&rdquo; another user wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">God help me. I can&rsquo;t believe I&rsquo;m happy that Thune is Senate Majority Leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aFCzaYJlxq\">pic.twitter.com\/aFCzaYJlxq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Danish (@operationdanish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/operationdanish\/status\/1856751906187510253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thune reported that, within hours of his election as Senate majority leader, Trump gave him a call.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota senator assured his X followers that his colleagues are &ldquo;ready to get to work implementing President Trump&rsquo;s agenda on behalf of the American people.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>His account has garnered nearly 5,000 more followers in the last 30 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1880863\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880863\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune&#8217;s Senate leadership divides GOP: &#8216;Prove us wrong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2368649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Thune-senate-xxv1v3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,44964,44584,23610,32076],"class_list":["post-2368648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-political-divisions","tag-senate-leadership","tag-thune","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Thune-senate-xxv1v3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368648","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368648\/revisions\/2368652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}