Senate GOP Rallies Behind Thune After Trump Snub
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- Senate Republicans are rallying behind Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support him serving another term following the midterm election.
- Trump withheld his endorsement of Thune as the Senate GOP's leader for the post-midterm session, though the article text is truncated before detailing his stated reason.
- Multiple GOP senators say Thune will have their full support even if Trump backs a challenger, framing the loyalty as independent of the president's preference.
Why it matters: A public rebuke from Trump of his own party's Senate leader exposes a fault line between the White House and congressional GOP heading into the midterms; Thune's hold on the conference despite that pressure means leadership fights may play out on Trump's terms rather than senators'.
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