@GuntherEagleman @LeaderJohnThune Because John only cares about himself.
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Why would @LeaderJohnThune think it was OK to leave Washington with nothing accomplished...?
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Hello Senator Thune,
At 3 AM on Friday, March 27th, in a near-empty chamber, you passed a bill by voice vote that excludes all funding for ICE and CBP.
Let me repeat that: voice vote. No roll call. No record of who was there. No accountability. Just you, Barrasso, and a handful of senators shuffling paper in the dead of night while America slept.
You could have demanded a recorded vote. You chose not to.
You could have held the line for five more days until the House returned. You chose not to.
You could have used the same procedural tools Democrats have used against you for 40 days. You chose not to.
Instead, you gave Chuck Schumer exactly what he asked for, DHS funding minus immigration enforcement, and called it a win. Then you walked to the cameras and blamed the Democrats.
Let's be precise about what you did:
1. You caved to a demand Democrats made on Day 1 of this shutdown. Forty-one days of supposed hardball negotiation, and you settled for their opening offer.
2. You handed them a template. The next time Democrats want to defund any agency — ICE, CBP, or anything else — they now know: just shut down DHS and wait. John Thune will fold at 3 AM.
3. You punted to reconciliation. "Good possibility," you said. Not "we will." Not "guaranteed." Just maybe. Meanwhile, ICE operates on fumes from last year's bill with no certainty of future funding.
The precedent you set:
You have argued for months that the filibuster is sacrosanct. That the 60-vote threshold protects minority rights. That we cannot bend Senate rules for policy wins.
But at 3 AM on Friday, you bent every norm that actually mattered:
• Voice vote to avoid accountability
• Empty chamber to avoid debate
• Midnight deal to avoid scrutiny
• Immediate recess to avoid questions
You'll bend the rules to avoid a fight. You just won't bend them to win one.
What you've actually accomplished:
Democrats demanded ICE restrictions. They got ICE defunded.
Not reformed. Not restrained. Defunded.
And you're out here tweeting about how Democrats are the "Defund the Police" party while you just voted to defund border enforcement at 3 in the morning.
The question you should answer:
Why did this deal have to happen at 3 AM?
Why couldn't it happen at 3 PM, with cameras rolling and every senator on record?
You know why. Because you didn't want your voters to see what surrender looks like.
Here's my message: We saw it anyway.
Stop hiding behind "Democrat obstruction." You're the Majority Leader. You set the schedule. You control the floor. You chose this outcome.
Own it.
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This country has a two-party system. You either get Republicans or you get Democrats.
If you stay home and don't vote for Republicans, you get Democrats. If you think that Democrats are better for America than ineffective Republicans, you need your head examined.
If Democrats take over Congress, Trump's final few years will be completely ruined.
Look how much Trump has gotten done in his first two years, even with a weak Congress!
But you're just gonna sit home and let Democrats take over?
What is wrong with you?
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We just completed a productive education and workforce roundtable in Knox County with local leaders and educators. It was great to talk about how we can build Tennessee’s future workforce.
Education professionals are also fired up about keeping men out of women’s sports!
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During the past 41 days, Senate Democrats showed America who they’re fighting for.
480+ TSA agents quit, the U.S. suffered over $2.5 billion in losses, and there were four-hour-long lines at our busiest airports.
All to protect criminal illegal aliens from deportation.
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if you're unhappy with John Thune
let him know right here!
it does no good if we just complain to one another.
Let Thune know-- @LeaderJohnThune
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This just BLEW my mind.
JD Vance Revealed that the US Government does not Even Prosecute FRAUD Under $1.5 Million Dollars.
"We do not prosecute fraud in this country if it's under $1.5 million dollars per year!”
"One of the things we are trying to do with this task force is commit the DOJ to investigating ALL FRAUD.”
JD Vance says the fraudsters in Minnesota are being HELPED by the Democrat politicians in power:
“I do not believe that what happened in the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota happens without some cooperation from politicians, without people looking the other way, or maybe even being in the fraud themselves.”
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@mitchellvii A bad Republican is always better than a good Democrat. Sometimes, we don’t have a choice.
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The good people of Kentucky have elected Mitch McConnell seven times!
That's our problem.
We complain about these guys and reelect 97% of them!
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@BasedMikeLee @CletaMitchell Mike, hold a press conference every day to talk about what is going on. Keep the pressure on.
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This is an excellent explanation of the filibuster—and why it has evolved into such a problem that it must be addressed quickly and aggressively—from the great @CletaMitchell, a true gift to the conservative movement
Cleta Mitchell@CletaMitchell
There is a serious constitutional crisis when the legislative branch of the federal government is unable to legislate because of self-imposed ‘extra-constitutional’ rules and procedures. The Byrd Rule… named for a long-dead Democrat leader who appears to control the Senate from the grave. The filibuster rule that can’t work because of some long ago interpretation of the filibuster process. The question is whether the Senate leaders will continue to allow their foolish adherence to arcane rules and procedures to create this constitutional crisis. They say they won’t “nuke” the filibuster. But they also won’t overturn the long ago ruling by a parliamentarian who “interpreted” the 2-speech rule to mean the filibuster can never ever end. As we have had to learn more about the Senate rules, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Senate is refusing to protect the filibuster by overturning the interpretation that makes the filibuster impossible to end without a supermajority. That’s a constitutional crisis and rather than seriously address the issue and the procedures and the rules, the Senators left town. So disgraceful. We will know soon enough where these Senators went if they traveled during the recess. How many went on junkets. Who had fundraising trips. What they did rather than face their responsibilities. Like funding DHS. Like securing our elections. Like addressing this constitutional crisis they have allowed to take over the Senate and that they refuse to remedy. This is not what the voters bargained for. This irresponsible bunch of Senators who refuse to protect the Senate and ensure its ability to function to serve the people. They’re mad at @BasedMikeLee for calling this all into public view. On full display so we now see it - understand it. And hate it. But he’s not the problem. They just didn’t want the public to ever find out. But now we know. And we are disgusted. @EIwatchdogs @BasedMikeLee @chiproytx
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@BasedMikeLee Something needs to be done. This - Congress - isn’t working. They don’t represent the people, they represent themselves.
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The Senate GOP has exactly two options if it wants to avoid drifting into irrelevance and a stunning loss in November:
(1) Keep the filibuster and 60-vote cloture rule fully intact, but stand ready to overcome Senate Democrats’ unprecedented pattern of obstruction by aggressively enforcing the “talking filibuster”—a move that would require senators to work longer, harder hours and take fewer recesses, but lead to more thoughtful, careful deliberation in the legislative process,
OR
(2) Nuke the filibuster.
I strongly prefer the first option.
But we must choose either one or the other—because the status quo isn’t working and the resulting inertia isn’t just making it impossible to pursue a coherent agenda; it’s hurting the American people.
What’s your preference?
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Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz was caught using a TSA escort to bypass the lines that she and her party created at the airport. This makes my blood boil.
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@laralogan Amen amen amen. And we are so sick and tired of not seeing accountability.
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This is not only true - it apples to everything from the Hunter Biden laptop cover-up to the scam Ukraine impeachment to the theft of the 2020election to Covid and so on. There will be no moving forward from any of it without accountability.
The Federalist@FDRLST
America Can’t Heal From The Russia Hoax Because Mueller And His Ilk Faced No Accountability thefederalist.com/2026/03/26/ame…
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@Chicago1Ray @SenMikeLee @SenEricSchmitt @SenTedCruz @HawleyMO @SenRickScott Remove Thune. He’s playing us. Are you?
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🚨GOOD MORNING X TIME TO GET LOUD
If you want the process of removing John Thune as Majority leader by these (5) Senators
@SenMikeLee
@SenEricSchmitt
@SenTedCruz
@HawleyMO
@SenRickScott
Let them know in the comments section... they'll see this, we need to do the right thing
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On a scale of 1-10 with ten being the highest level, what grade do you give Senate Leader John Thune
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@LyndseyFennelly Well said, Lyndsey.
We still would like to know why the gals are leaving. Is it money?
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@OneBadDude_ @LeaderJohnThune John Thune is playing us. He has no intention of passing the Save America Act. He has no intention of supporting Trump. He needs to be removed as leader.
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🚨 BREAKING: Vice President JD Vance Officially CONFIRMS that Rep. Ilhan Omar Committed Immigration Fraud:
“Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America”
The VP says the White House is going to “go after” Omar for these crimes.
“What are the legal remedies now that we know she’s committed immigration fraud? How do you go after her? How do you investigate her? How do you actually build the case to actually get some justice for the American people?”
Vance also calls for a probe into Omar’s knowledge of rampant Somali fraud in Minnesota:
“She has been at the center of a lot of the worst fraudsters in the Somali community.”
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Tennessee Republican Rep John Rose calls for removal of Senate Majority Leader John Thune justthenews.com/government/con…
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