Senator John Thune Requests President Trump “Stay Out of” the Senate Majority Leader Decision

Sundance reporting for Conservative Treehouse 

Senator John Thune has been groomed by Mitch McConnell to be his replacement for decades.  Thune’s ascension to the role of Senate Majority Leader is essentially a foregone conclusion.

Senator Thune will carry the full support of roughly 15-to-20 senate DeceptiCons (deceptive conservatives), and perhaps a dozen more squishy ones in the middle who want great committee positions. The important dynamic that comes into play now is Senate Committee Chairman “leverage” for Donald Trump’s nominees.

Earlier today on CNBC Senator John Thune discussed the upcoming secret ballot election for Senate Majority Leader.  WATCH (prompted):

Essentially, this is Thune’s gentle first shot requesting President Trump “stay out of” the senate caucus decision.  Likely, what matters most to President Trump is getting his nominees past the Republican majority confirmation process.  Thune was in previous talks with President Trump several months ago, and again several weeks ago in Mar-a-Lago.

Senator Thune doesn’t want President Trump to put his finger on the scale. If matters of the Senate are left alone, Thune ascends – period. However, Thune isn’t stupid and would like Trump to support him. Essentially, Thune would welcome intervention so long as the intervention came with an endorsement.

Thune wants to be Senate Majority Leader.  President Trump wants all of his ‘advise and consent’ nominees to glide through confirmation.

We should look for President Trump to endorse Thune; generally, that would indicate terms have been agreed and we can be optimistic.  However, if we do not see an endorsement from President Trump, or if Trump endorses someone else, then we should watch out for full DeceptiCon opposition in the Senate from here on out.

A lot of the dynamic exists without any outside influence.  The two positioned candidates are John Thune (SD) and John Cornyn (TX).  Thune is heavily favored and likely has an easy inside track.  The number of MAGA senators is around ten, not really enough to block any organized leadership challenge.

Our MAGA movement benefits from appointments gaining confirmation.  President Trump well understands the negotiations and maneuvering that will be needed to get the right committee chairs and members in place.