Donald Trump said he wouldn’t support Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) for another term. He also shared some frustration with congressional Republicans.
In an interview with Punchbowl on Thursday, Trump had mixed feelings about Thune.
He said he’s upset that Thune hasn’t been able to pass the SAVE America Act, which would put strict rules on voter ID and mail-in voting.
“I don’t want to get into that necessarily,” Trump said when asked about Thune and another term.
The president said he gets along with Thune, but he’s frustrated that Thune can’t get the votes to pass the legislation.
“I get along with him.
It’s unfortunate that he doesn’t have the votes,” he said.
He added, “John’s trying.
He’s trying hard.I really believe that.But if he doesn’t get there, it would be unfortunate.”
He also pushed for eliminating the filibuster.
“I believe strongly in terminating the filibuster, and by the way, getting SAVE America Act approved immediately, and about 400 other things in every hour of every day,” he said.
Thune has been open about not having the votes to end the filibuster or pass the SAVE Act.
Trump predicted Democrats will eliminate the filibuster if they gain control of Congress in the midterms.
“If they get in, they’re going to do it very quickly,” he said.
“I would do it whether they did it or not.We would get in the next two and a half years; we would get things that nobody ever dreamt of.We would be in office for the next hundred years.”
The president also expressed doubt about Republicans’ chances in the midterms, saying Republicans may not be motivated to vote because he’s not running.
“If I [am not running], will those people go out and vote?
And that’s the one thing I can’t do.I’m going to ask them to.… The question is, will they vote?Because a lot of them are very angry at Republicans, to be honest with you.… They’re angry at Republicans, but they’re not angry at me,” he said.
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