Senate GOP Needs New Leadership..by David Catron

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 Senate GOP Needs New Leadership
John Thune’s leadership is turning a Republican majority into a graveyard for President Trump’s agenda.

by David Catron
March 29, 2026, 10:16 PM

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that, despite a 53-47 Republican majority, the U.S. Senate is a graveyard for President Trump’s agenda. This is largely the fault of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who has never been a strong supporter of the President. Despite this, most Republicans hoped that Thune would work to advance Trump’s priorities, particularly after his decisive 2024 victory provided the momentum for the GOP to retake the Senate. But Thune’s refusal to get the SAVE America Act passed and his surrender to the Democrats on DHS funding — without additional money for ICE or CPB — dashed any hope that this man has the right stuff to be Senate Majority Leader.

President Trump and House Republicans have tried to be patient with Thune’s inertia, but that is over with. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who has done everything in his power to work with the Majority Leader on the SAVE America Act, sent a clear signal to him during a Fox News interview with Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday: “If you don’t want to fight fires, don’t become a firefighter. If you don’t want to take grueling votes at difficult hours and sometimes have to work longer than you want to, then maybe you shouldn’t become a United States Senator.” Also on Fox News, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was far more explicit about how Senator Thune should be dealt with:

    Obviously, the leadership in the Senate — and that’s on both sides of the aisle — has a real disgust for this President and House leadership because they didn’t even have the guts to call speaker Mike Johnson and let him know what happened … The stereotype of Congress is, and it’s well deserved, is that we pass stuff in the dark of night because we don’t have any guts, and that’s clearly what’s shown in the Senate leadership. I think they need to get some new leadership over there, in my opinion.

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[massadvj]

The senate GOP does not need new leadership. The GOP leadership in the senate is a near-perfect representation of the consensus of the GOP membership of the senate. New leadership will change nothing.

[Fishrrman]

mass wrote:
"The GOP leadership in the senate is a near-perfect representation of the consensus of the GOP membership of the senate. New leadership will change nothing."

I've read that the president of the Senate -- J.D. Vance -- has the ability to take power and control away from the majority leader (Thune). Not often done, but so provided "under the rules".

I could be wrong.

But I'm thinking that Mr. Vance could push aside Thune and begin moving the Senate in his own direction. To force a vote on the filibuster rule, etc. This would be very welcome, and give Mr. Vance a chance to really make a name for himself with an eye on 2028.

I welcome correction from other members.

[Smokin Joe]

The senate GOP does not need new leadership. The GOP leadership in the senate is a near-perfect representation of the consensus of the GOP membership of the senate. New leadership will change nothing.

True. Mostly what it needs in new MEMBERship.

[massadvj]

mass wrote:
"The GOP leadership in the senate is a near-perfect representation of the consensus of the GOP membership of the senate. New leadership will change nothing."

I've read that the president of the Senate -- J.D. Vance -- has the ability to take power and control away from the majority leader (Thune). Not often done, but so provided "under the rules".

I could be wrong.

But I'm thinking that Mr. Vance could push aside Thune and begin moving the Senate in his own direction. To force a vote on the filibuster rule, etc. This would be very welcome, and give Mr. Vance a chance to really make a name for himself with an eye on 2028.

I welcome correction from other members.

If forced to vote on it, I doubt you could get more than a third of the GOP in the senate to support eliminating the filibuster. The Democrats want it done, but they won't vote for it until they have the majority.

[Bigun]

When Barrack Husein Obama was re-elected in 2012 I said that I didn't think this country, as we have known it, could survive another four years of him. It is now 2026 and I have yet to see any tangible proof that it has.