"Plus, Thune .. isn’t Johnson, who always sides with Trump .. Thune can’t seem to come up with the affirmative answer that Trump wants. Most of the time, it’s on purpose. Thune is nothing if not direct..about how Trump should get out of the various logjams [Trump] often puts himself in"
Interesting:
Mona Burns
Thune says 'no' to Trump a lot
Thune can't and won't blow up the filibuster
Thune won't end the blue slip practice
Thune can't pass the SAVE Act
Thune can't stop GOP Senators from bashing the slush fund
Thune won't fire Senate parliamentarian
Trump is mad
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Mona Burns
President Donald Trump has created lots of problems on Capitol Hill. And increasingly, he’s leaving Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the sidelines.