{"id":2636168,"date":"2026-07-27T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-pours-cold-water-on-trumps-call-to-axe-recess-for-save-act\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:10:37","slug":"thune-pours-cold-water-on-trumps-call-to-axe-recess-for-save-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-pours-cold-water-on-trumps-call-to-axe-recess-for-save-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune pours cold water on Trump&#8217;s call to axe recess for 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\">26<\/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%2Fthune-pours-cold-water-on-trumps-call-to-axe-recess-for-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=2636168&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>Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated he is unlikely to meet President Trump\u2019s demand to cancel the August recess to push forward the GOP\u2019s SAVE America act amid ongoing opposition and legislative obstacles. Thune expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of passing the voter ID and elections bill, citing previous failed votes and Senate filibuster rules. Trump publicly pressured the Senate to forego its recess and pass the bill or eliminate the filibuster, criticizing Senate leadership and urging action through social media. Thune highlighted that the Senate has a busy schedule before the recess and noted that Trump\u2019s efforts to lobby Senate Republicans to end the filibuster during his presidency had limited success, with most senators remaining opposed. Despite recent tensions, Trump and Thune confirmed their relationship remains \u201cfine,\u201d and Thune saeid he hadn\u2019t spoken with Trump recently. The House has already recessed for August.  <\/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\">Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) appeared inclined Monday to rebuff President Donald Trump\u2019s demand to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660548\/trump-senate-recess-save-america-act\/\">cancel the upcoming August recess<\/a> and continue trying to pass the GOP\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a> in the latest escalation over the stalled proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune suggested the endeavor to advance the party\u2019s House-passed voter ID and elections bill is futile after previous failed votes and in the face of persistent opposition among several Senate Republicans, not to mention the inability to break a filibuster or nuke the 60-vote threshold.<\/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\/4664980\/thune-pours-cold-water-trump-call-axe-august-recess-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune pours cold water Trump\u2019s call to axe August recess for SAVE America Act<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4664646\/bob-cusack-gop-more-divided-since-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP more divided now than when Trump\u2019s tax bill passed: Bob Cusack<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf somebody can show me how we get an outcome, how we get a result, how we get an answer to this, I\u2019m all for it,\u201d Thune told reporters at the Capitol. \u201cBut if we are going to be sitting here in endless quorum calls, I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s in everyone\u2019s best interest.\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\">Thune noted the more than monthlong recess, set to begin Aug. 7, is also a crucial time for senators facing reelection in November to campaign back home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GOP leader\u2019s remarks followed repeated attempts by Trump earlier that day through online posts and in media comments to pressure the Senate to nix its extended break unless it passes the SAVE Act or nukes the filibuster. Several Republican senators and leading proponents of the bill are vowing to oppose a vote to leave for recess. The House began its August recess last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJohn Thune should not allow the United States Senate to \u2018leave town\u2019 until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!\u201d Trump posted to Truth Social. \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<\/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<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\/AP26204716790947.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thune revealed that, at one point during Trump\u2019s second term, the White House met with 20 Senate Republicans to lobby them to nuke the legislative filibuster and other procedural hurdles in the chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4661611\/gop-rallies-john-thune-trump-patience-save-america-act\/\">GOP RALLIES AROUND THUNE AFTER WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP\u2019S PATIENCE IS \u2018RUNNING OUT\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were 15 \u2018noes,\u2019\u201d Thune said. \u201cThis is not an open question. It\u2019s just a fact, and the facts don\u2019t change. Now, if [Trump] can change the facts and start moving some of those senators who are noes into yeses, then we have a different conversation. But that\u2019s just the reality.\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 told reporters earlier Monday on Air Force One that the two\u2019s relationship was \u201cfine\u201d and that he hadn\u2019t \u201ceven thought of\u201d whether Thune should be replaced as leader. Thune told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he hadn\u2019t spoken with the president for about 10 days, prior to last week\u2019s dustup with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt over the same legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune rebuffs Trump on canceling August recess for SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2636170,"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\/AP26204716790947.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39629,5894,34333,23610,3634],"class_list":["post-2636168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-government-shutdown","tag-politics","tag-save-act","tag-thune","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26204716790947.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636168","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=2636168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636173,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636168\/revisions\/2636173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}