{"id":2634257,"date":"2026-07-23T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rallies-around-thune-after-white-house-dustup-over-save-act\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:43:33","slug":"gop-rallies-around-thune-after-white-house-dustup-over-save-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rallies-around-thune-after-white-house-dustup-over-save-act\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP rallies around Thune after White House dustup over SAVE Act"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgop-rallies-around-thune-after-white-house-dustup-over-save-act%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=2634257&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>The article discusses a recent conflict between the White House adn Senate Majority Leader John Thune regarding the passage of the SAVE America Act. The White House, through press secretary Karoline Leavitt, expressed frustration, indicating that president trump\u2019s patience was running out over the Senate&#8217;s failure to pass the bill, which seeks to implement voter identification and proof of citizenship requirements. Despite the White House&#8217;s criticism, many Republican senators defended thune, emphasizing his leadership efforts and attributing the lack of progress to insufficient votes, primarily due to Democratic opposition. Thune responded by urging the White House to focus on persuading senators rather than blaming Republicans. Some Senate Republicans suggested alternative strategies, such as passing parts of the bill through reconciliation. Trump campaigned to pressure GOP senators during a rally in georgia to pass the legislation. the article highlights internal party disagreements, White House criticisms, and the political maneuvering surrounding the bill\u2019s passage.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"125\">White House\u2019s<\/a> latest dustup with Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) landed with a thud Thursday among his GOP colleagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican senators, including those who once opposed Thune for leader, came to his defense and downplayed remarks from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> patience is \u201crunning out\u201d\u00a0on the GOP-led chamber\u2019s inability to pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4661611\/gop-rallies-john-thune-trump-patience-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP rallies around Thune after White House says Trump\u2019s patience is \u2018running out\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4661046\/thune-fires-back-after-white-house-says-trumps-patience-is-running-out-on-save-america-act-get-the-votes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune fires back after White House says Trump\u2019s patience is \u2018running out\u2019 on Save America Act: \u2018Get the votes\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660828\/trump-losing-patience-john-thune-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House says Trump\u2019s patience with Thune \u2018running out\u2019 over SAVE America Act<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660828\/trump-losing-patience-john-thune-save-america-act\/\">WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP\u2019S PATIENCE WITH THUNE \u2018RUNNING OUT\u2019 OVER SAVE AMERICA ACT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe leadership job is hard, right? And if any president\u2019s not getting exactly what they want, probably always gets frustrated with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>,\u201d Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who ran for leader against Thune in 2024, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cHe\u2019s busting his butt. He\u2019s working hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who previously backed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) for leader, noted it was far from the first time Trump or White House officials have aired public grievances over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> failing to advance the party\u2019s House-passed voter ID and elections bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessarily anything new,\u201d Hawley told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t think [Trump] cares about the niceties of Senate procedure \u2014 not because he doesn\u2019t understand it, but because that\u2019s not his problem. I think he\u2019s trying to send a message.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leavitt made her comments to reporters and expressed that it was Trump\u2019s desire for the Senate to pass the proposal, which would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a national standard for photo IDs at the ballot box, by the August recess. But the 53-47 Republican-controlled chamber lacks the GOP votes, much less the Democratic ones, to overcome a filibuster. The quandary has fueled Trump\u2019s calls to nuke the 60-vote threshold, even as most Senate Republicans refuse to budge on further weakening the legislative hurdle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis patience is running out,\u201d Leavitt said of Trump. \u201cHe wants to see as much of the SAVE America [Act] passed as possible by the August recess. He knows that\u2019s what the American people want to see passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leavitt added that voters \u201celected overwhelmingly Republicans to lead not just this White House, but also the House and the Senate. The House did its job. The Senate needs to do its job, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump urged the crowd during a campaign rally in Georgia on Wednesday to call Thune and pressure him and opposing GOP senators to pass the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune fired back at the White House Thursday, telling reporters that Leavitt or other officials \u201cought to get on the phone and get the votes,\u201d if they still believe they\u2019re obtainable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of pointing the finger at Republicans, they might think about going after the people who are stopping it on the floor, which is the Democrats,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if there are Republicans that they think are gettable, get on the phone. Let\u2019s get them to \u2018yes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune\u2019s close allies also quickly came to his defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who is retiring at the end of his term in early January 2027 and is among a quartet of Senate Republicans who oppose the SAVE America Act, said that \u201canybody in the White House who thinks he\u2019s not a good leader isn\u2019t qualified for their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., tells reporters the Senate has a busy two weeks of work ahead before August recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26204716703708.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) tells reporters the Senate has a busy two weeks of work ahead before the August recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSometimes the messenger isn\u2019t popular, but the bottom line is we just don\u2019t have the votes,\u201d said Thune\u2019s home state colleague, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). \u201cIt\u2019s a good bill. We don\u2019t have the votes. Takes 60 votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a centrist up for reelection in a battleground race who is also against the proposal, added, \u201cI think [Thune] enjoys well-deserved support from the Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4661046\/thune-fires-back-after-white-house-says-trumps-patience-is-running-out-on-save-america-act-get-the-votes\/\">THUNE FIRES BACK AFTER WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP\u2019S PATIENCE IS \u2018RUNNING OUT\u2019 ON SAVE AMERICA ACT: \u2018GET THE VOTES\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Senate Republicans, including Thune, have suggested the party could try to pass portions of the measure in a broader party-line reconciliation package recently advanced by the House. Hawley suggested another avenue to up the pressure on Republicans who are against it would be to hold more votes doomed to fail, a floor tactic Thune has purposefully avoided that would put vulnerable members such as Collins in a tough spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is \u201ctrying to send the message to the Senate that \u2014 just find a way to get it done,\u201d Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Naomi Lim contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP defends Thune amid White House claims of Trump\u2019s impatience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2634258,"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\/2026\/07\/AP26204716703708.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,5894,34333,23610,32127],"class_list":["post-2634257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-politics","tag-save-act","tag-thune","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26204716703708.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634257","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634257"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634261,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634257\/revisions\/2634261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}