Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R.D.) told Republican senators before they selected him to replace Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). He was “adamant” that he would carry out President-elect Trump's policies as party leader. Wednesday.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said, “Senator Thune said many times in this long meeting that he supports President Trump 100%, that he supports his agenda 100%.'' Let's just say it's been repeated many times.”
“He was adamant about it.”
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One senator said Thune was “adamant” in supporting Trump's policies as a leader. (Reuters)
Hawley said he did not vote for Thune and publicly supported Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).
“But I will hold him to that oath,” Hawley said of Toon.
The incoming Republican Senate majority leader's assertion at a news conference that he would be a force to advance President Trump's policies in the Senate comes amid an atmosphere of concern about whether Thune and the president-elect have truly repaired their previously broken relationship. It happened in the presence of Washington DC. .
But Republicans from all walks of life expressed some confidence that he would do so after the leadership election.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), an ally of President Trump who has publicly supported Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as the next Republican leader, told Fox News Digital, “This is a big deal. I think it's clear that something is going to happen.” He will do this in agreement with us, which will be a meeting for all of us. ”
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Tune won Wednesday's leader race. (Getty Images)
Another Trump ally, Sen.-elect Jim Banks (R-Ind.), said, “Senator Thune is very supportive of President Trump and his policies. “I strongly support it,” he said. Optimistic. “
One of Thune's leading supporters in the leadership race is early supporter Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who also happens to be close to Trump. “I know President Trump and I know Mr. Thune personally. They have visited many times,” Mr. Thune told reporters after winning the election.
“They have a good relationship with each other. There is no rift between them,” Marin said, adding that the two were “on the same page.”
“I'm not worried about their relationship at all.”
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Marin has a close relationship with Trump. (Senator Markwayne Mullin)
Even though many of Trump's most vocal allies chose to support Scott, who some thought was more in line with Trump's MAGA ideology, Trump remains the Republican leader. He did not comment publicly on the race.
Elon Musk, the billionaire and owner of Company X, who President Trump has said will be part of his administration, supports Scott and insists he is the candidate Democrats are supporting, calling Thune was criticizing.
Although President Trump did not express support, observers continued to speculate that he was endorsing Scott's role. However, Mr. Trump may actually have been supporting Mr. Thune in private. National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Steve Daines (R-Mont.), two sources familiar with the situation, including a senator who was present during the leadership race, told Fox News Digital. Trump hinted that he may have had informal contact with Trump before the election. Help tune.
Mr. Thune wins in secret ballot and becomes the new Senate Republican leader, replacing Mr. McConnell.
Daines gave one of Thune's nomination speeches before Wednesday's secret vote.
Daines' office told Fox News Digital that when he was first contacted about the allegations, he told a Republican colleague that “Mr. Trump likes Mr. Thune.” After the announcement, Rachel Damke, Daines' deputy communications director, denied that the senator had suggested that Trump had supported Thune.
“This anonymous source's story is false. Sen. Daines told his colleagues that President Trump likes Sen. Thune, but he never said he would support him. , everyone would have known about it,” she said in a written statement. statement.
Mr. Mullin believed that Mr. Thune would provide a different kind of leadership than Mr. McConnell. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Similar criticism of Mr. Musk abounded on social media, with some claiming that Mr. Thune would replicate the leadership shown by Mr. McConnell during his time in office.
However, Mr Marin opposed these proposals.
“His leadership is very different,” he said. “So Tune is the one who goes to the meeting before making a decision.”
The Oklahoma Republican said Thune will attend meetings like a team and be involved in decision-making like a “play caller.”
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He warned that “not everyone may agree with the play call, but the majority of Republicans will agree before we decide to move forward.”
Thune's office declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
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