The Republican Senator from South Dakota will succed Mitt McConnell….
He isn’t Anti-Trump like McConnell…
(He has been close to McConnell)
But he isn’t ‘True Believer’ in Trump either…..
He’s gonna have a rough time…
Sen. John Thune has won the Senate GOP leader race, succeeding Mitch McConnell after an 18-year tenure, according to two sources in the room.
Why it matters: The South Dakota Republican is now the second most powerful man in Washington.
- His win is a victory for the post-Trump establishment. He’s not a natural, true-believer Trump guy like Rick Scott and his supporters are. Scott was eliminated on the first ballot, despite heavy MAGA pressure.
- Scott challenged McConnell in 2022, falling far short but getting 10 GOP votes.
- John Cornyn was an underdog to Thune, and ended up finishing in a close second…
Note….
Trump noted that he looks forward to working with Thune and the other senators selected for various Senate Republican leadership roles…..More…
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