{"id":2636051,"date":"2026-07-27T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-hasnt-thought-about-replacing-thune\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:24:15","slug":"trump-says-he-hasnt-thought-about-replacing-thune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-hasnt-thought-about-replacing-thune\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he hasn&#8217;t thought about replacing Thune"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-says-he-hasnt-thought-about-replacing-thune%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=2636051&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>President Donald Trump emphasized that he has not considered replacing Senate Majority Leader John Thune, despite clashes over the passage of the SAVE America Act. trump also called on the Senate to remain in session until the bill is passed and advocated for ending the filibuster to facilitate quicker legislative action.He expressed support for canceling the August recess and criticized Senate leadership, warning that failure to act could harm the Republican Party. Although Trump maintains a good relationship with Thune, he stressed the importance of completing legislative priorities. The SAVE America Act aims to enhance voter identification requirements and address issues related to election integrity and transgender policies.Additionally, Trump\u2019s remarks came amidst broader discussions about Senate procedures, upcoming midterm elections, and internal party strategies.  <\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> remained adamant that he has not considered replacing Senate Majority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"178\"> John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) as the pair clash over the president\u2019s demands that the Senate pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t even thought of it,\u201d Trump told reporters Monday when asked if he wants to see Thune replaced.<\/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\/white-house\/4664556\/trump-not-considering-replacing-john-thune-senate-majority-leader\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he hasn\u2019t thought about replacing Thune as majority leader<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4664436\/mitch-mcconnell-not-cleared-leave-rehab-return-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>McConnell \u2018not yet cleared\u2019 to leave rehab to return to Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4664084\/fetterman-explains-flip-flop-senate-filibuster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman explains flip-flop on preserving the filibuster: \u2018Horribly wrong\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Monday, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992066632190700\">posted on Truth Social<\/a> that Thune should not permit the Senate to \u201cleave town\u201d until it passes his voting proposal or, \u201cfar better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of.\u201d<\/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 Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can\u2019t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING &#038; DEATH!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A handful of Republican senators later posted on social media that they support canceling the August recess until the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> passes the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But regardless of his rhetoric, Trump reiterated en route to Milford,\u00a0Michigan, for an appearance at General Motors and to deliver an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664218\/watch-live-trump-tariffs-economy-general-motors-michigan\/\">economic address<\/a> that he has a \u201cgood relationship\u201d with Thune, repeating that \u201cHe\u2019s got to get his job done.\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\">\u201cIf you terminate the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1708\">filibuster<\/a>, everything happens,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t terminate the filibuster, only bad things will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then became irritated with a reporter who asked why it was not preferable for senators to spend the summer campaigning before November\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey shouldn\u2019t leave town,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to stop them from doing it, but they should get the [SAVE America Act] done. If they don\u2019t get it done, it\u2019s going to be a very bad thing for the party.\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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664223\/rahm-emanuel-trump-apologize-kaitlan-collins-dylan-mulvaney-quip\/\"><strong>RAHM EMANUEL CALLS ON TRUMP TO APOLOGIZE TO KAITLAN COLLINS FOR DYLAN MULVANEY QUIP<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0SAVE\u00a0America Act\u00a0would require most prospective voters to provide proof of citizenship and a photo\u00a0ID in person to register to vote in federal elections, in addition to provisions regarding transgender policy, supplementing a push to purge noncitizens from voter rolls after the pandemic prompted a loosening of election laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repealing the Senate\u2019s filibuster rule would remove the requirement that 60 senators support ending debate on a bill so members of the chamber can vote on it.<\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump denies considering replacing Thune over voting bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2636052,"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\/AP26208573051992.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41096,5894,10260,23610,3634],"class_list":["post-2636051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-leadership","tag-politics","tag-statements","tag-thune","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26208573051992.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636051","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636051"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636054,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636051\/revisions\/2636054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}