John Thune Warns Democrats Not to Obstruct Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-15 18:51:52 | Updated at 2024-11-23 12:49:16 1 week ago

John Thune Warns Democrats Not to Obstruct Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
Breitbart ^ | 11/15/2024 | Wendell Husebo

Posted on 11/15/2024 10:39:51 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Democrats on Thursday not to “become obstacles” toward President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.

The warning indicates Thune is inclined to facilitate Senate confirmations of individuals nominated by Trump, who won a landslide victory and moved 48 states to the right.

Thune’s statement came one day after Senate Republicans elected him majority leader. Trump did not endorse anyone in the race, although many America First Republicans preferred Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for the position. Thune is perceived to be close to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a politician often opposed to the America First agenda. “If they [Democrats] become obstacles and obstructionists to moving these along,” Thune told Fox News’s Bret Baier. “We’re going to grind them out on the floor of the United States Senate.”

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KEYWORDS: adjournment; cabinet; democrats; nominees; obstruct; thune; trump; warns

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I will give Thune the benefit of the doubt for now as I said before.

To: ChicagoConservative27

2 posted on 11/15/2024 10:41:06 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )

To: ChicagoConservative27

Good response to Schumer's disingenuous call for bipartisanship.

-PJ

3 posted on 11/15/2024 10:42:28 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: ChicagoConservative27

Based upon some of his past comments, I do not trust him.

4 posted on 11/15/2024 10:43:22 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)

To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes indeed!

Throwing up roadblocks to anything President Trump wants is Thune’s personal territory...

It’s what he was chosen by the deep state for...

5 posted on 11/15/2024 10:43:23 AM PST by SuperLuminal

To: ChicagoConservative27

I will give Thune the benefit of the doubt for now as I said before.

Like you, for now, I will give him too the benefit of the doubt.

6 posted on 11/15/2024 10:43:42 AM PST by Fishtalk (https://patfish.blogspot.com/)

To: teeman8r

Lol. Maybe they are actually worried that the political legitimacy of the government in Washington is at stake.

To: Political Junkie Too

Good response to Schumer's disingenuous call for bipartisanship.

Schumer’s concept of bipartisanship is consolidated opposition to Trump.

8 posted on 11/15/2024 10:45:38 AM PST by sjmjax

To: ChicagoConservative27

Does South Dakota have snakes? Just asking.

9 posted on 11/15/2024 10:46:14 AM PST by nwrep

To: ChicagoConservative27

Thank you John. Please find the trailers. Folks in NC need a place to sleep. The weather is turning cold.

10 posted on 11/15/2024 10:47:13 AM PST by Kudsman (Hey,, Democrat,,leave them kids alone!)

To: ChicagoConservative27

Isn’t this what recess appointments are meant to circumvent?

11 posted on 11/15/2024 10:47:24 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)

To: ChicagoConservative27

Yeah even though Thune has been a prick in the past this time I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt..heck Trump congratulated him when he became majority leader so if Trump is willing to play nice so am I..the senate has to confirm EVERY SINGLE ONE of Trump’s picks, period end of story

To: McCarthysGhost

the emperor has no clothes... moment...

yup.

13 posted on 11/15/2024 10:48:09 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )

To: ChicagoConservative27

he is talking the talk

now lets see the walk

14 posted on 11/15/2024 10:50:21 AM PST by joshua c

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