There’s a myriad of outrage articles written about the Senate DeceptiCon Leader stepping down from his position and the likely heir apparent John Thune (R-SD) taking his place.
I doubt you will find a website that has been outlining the conniving duplicity of South Dakota Senator John Thune more than this one [SEE HERE]. That said, attempting to stop John Thune from becoming the next Senate Majority Leader is an exercise in futility, here’s why.
I cannot stand Thune and his Big Ag duplicity. But I’m not going to waste time trying to change an outcome that is essentially done, negotiated (yes, discussions with Trump) and “in the books” so to speak.
We have written about this plan for several years. Mitch McConnell isn’t leaving the Senate; he’s just stepping down from leadership. McConnell personally groomed Thune for the position and has introduced him to all the key financial players that keep the DeceptiCons (Deceptive Conservatives) in office. GO DEEP and GO DEEP
John Thune talks about assuming the role as the natural outcome of his time with McConnell, because the political silo that houses the Senate chamber is well fortified. Unfortunately, almost all the GOPe Republicans (DeceptiCons) will support this passing of the baton, and the only thing that makes the Deep State professional Republicans nervous, is the potential for President Donald Trump to intercede in the anointing. This is Trump’s leverage point.
With the upper chamber in Republican control Thune has the support of the democrat uniparty apparatus and the Decepticon wing of the republicans (McConnell’s team). The nonaligned Republican coalition is approximately 20 to 25 members, who might -key word, ‘might’- vote against Thune. This makes Thune’s installment a generally accepted foregone conclusion.
We don’t have to like that reality, but we are not going to pretend. We can dirty him up, position President Trump for maximum leverage, but at the end of the day math is math and the numbers in opposition just are not there. Now, if We The People want to change this dynamic, then [HERE’S The Solution]. Having said that, remember, the Senator who becomes the Majority Leader then controls the committee assignments and specifically who are the senate chairs of those committees.
President Trump has previously been in meetings with Senator John Thune in Mar-a-Lago.
FLORIDA – John Thune, the second highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, was in Palm Beach, Fla., for fundraisers with his wife, Kimberley Thune, and called to see if Trump might be able to sit down and chat.
It wasn’t a sure date. Less than four years prior, Trump had called Thune a “RINO,” or Republican in name only, and urged others to try to oust him in a GOP primary, saying on social media that “South Dakota doesn’t like weakness!”
But in the hourlong meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Thune and his wife helped defuse some of the tension in the relationship. Those strains have loomed as a problem for Thune as he vies to lead the GOP in a possible Trump second term, and shows how the complicated politics of the party and the uncertain election are pushing the onetime antagonists to mend fences.
“I think we have an understanding, and it’s professional,” Thune said of Trump in a recent interview in Michigan, calling the Mar-a-Lago visit important in establishing a personal rapport. “We both know we have a job to do.” (read more)
Yes, as the political games are played, positions and interests are discussed well in advance to permit the political players to organize their best interests. No doubt Thune expressed his position, and President Trump discussed his expectations. This is just what happens at the highest levels of DC government.
For our optimal solution approach, it is prudent, pragmatic and proactive to shift focus away from the senate leader role and toward the objectives of President Trump and the MAGA movement he represents. We, meaning us and Trump, need positions confirmed, ergo we need specific interests represented in the Chairs of the Senate Committees who hold the power of advice and consent.
This is likely the approach taken by President Trump in his discussions with Thune. President Trump is a man of pragmatic wisdom who understands the longer, more strategically necessary moves that need to take place in order to achieve goals.
EXAMPLE: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) will hold hearings to approve or deny appointments to CIA, DNI, NSA, FBI etc. The Senate Committee Chair holds the timing and outcome in his/her hands. The same thing applies to the Judiciary Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senate Homeland Security Chair etc. etc.
In the role of Senate Leader John Thune can work against President Trump, or the two men could come to an agreement. Ex. President Trump endorses Thune in exchange for Thune accepting names for chair and committee assignments that would be favorable to Trump. Hopefully, something like that will likely be the outcome.
We are not going to be able to install a different Senate Majority Leader with only 20 or 25 pure-blood MAGA senators in the silo. Compromises will need to be made, but with the end goal of having a solid foundation to rest the cornerstones of President Trump’s second term.
The battle against the Deep State will require an SSCI Chairman who at least gives the opportunity for success. In my opinion the current vice chair, Marco Rubio, is going to be the acceptable chairman for both Thune, Trump and the Intelligence Silos who operate in the SSCI orbit.
Several months ago, Marco Rubio went back into his pretending role giving the illusion of conservatism, liberty and freedom. Those who accept that Rubio wears masks, can easily identify his self-interests. But again, like Thune, the number of Republicans who understand Rubio’s masks are not enough to change the scenario of who becomes the next likely chair of the SSCI. The pretending amid the upper chamber is strong and the awakening electorate don’t quite fully understand it, yet.
Getting the right people into Senate committees, and more importantly getting the right Senators into the role of the Chair, is really the dynamic that matters most. This is the actionable dynamic that should be our focus. It is wise not to be distracted from this focus by getting caught up in the emotional (angry), yet futile, fight against Thune.
President Trump will need leverage and pressure points to break through the hard silo and deal with the Senate Leader.
The Secretary of State is confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Director of National Intelligence, Director of the CIA, NSA Director and Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) all must pass through Senate intel committee confirmation. The Senate Homeland Security Committee confirms the Dept of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS). These, and many more, are vital to our expectations.
Yes, the next Senate Majority Leader is important. However, we must remain focused on the goal and not get too distracted by the leadership battle.
Public pressure that provides President Trump leverage is useful. Outrage and anger that can label MAGA as extremist and create more internal alignment for what will be an inevitable outcome, can/will work against our strategic interests.
This is where it becomes important to accept President Trump as keen negotiating Trump and finding the optimal solution.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Sundance.
Refocusing and keeping our eyes on the prize is so important right now.
Thank you SD. Agree. First priority is for POTUS Trump to get in place his picks that will need Senate confirmation and key committee assignments to support the MAGA agenda.
“In the role of Senate Leader John Thune can work against President Trump, or the two men could come to an agreement. Ex. President Trump endorses Thune in exchange for Thune accepting names for chair and committee assignments that would be favorable to Trump. Hopefully, something like that will likely be the outcome.”
Interesting that even McConnell has approved Senate funds to assist Rs to take the projected Senate majority even though the minority is far more profitable for decepticons.
Tillis already has a target on his back in NC as a McConnell decepticon who did the minimum for NC and especially WNC after Helene. He needs to go.
If I may ask for your prayers as my husband suffered a head trauma today and is in the Neuro ICU. Heartfelt thank you to all Treepers.
Here’s a prayer for him to make a full recovery.
Prayers for your husband. Praying all goes well and stay strong
heart felt prayers and good wishes for a fully successful recovery.
If Trune makes the deal with Trump for his endorsement do you really think Trume will let Trump pick his appointees?. First bad deal Trump will do. Trume will F Trump in a heartbeat . Just Watch and never, never Trust a Rino. You would think Trump would have learned that by now but he has not.
Meet the new corrupt asshole, same as the old corrupt asshole.
There are many “uninstaller” programs for Windows that clean up and remove overly tenacious or corrupt programs.
I wish MAGA patriots had a program of some sort to clean out DC in similar fashion.
We have a means to “uninstall” targeted wayward politicians. Primary them and throw them out.
Please see Dan Schultz’ precinctstrategy.com for his daily blogs that among other things teach how to primary and win.
Begin with local. Clean it up. Then move to state level politics. Clean that up. Takes time and effort. It’s worth it.
Cleaning up CT.
*targeted wayward “Republican” politicians
RINOs cheat in Primaries the way Demmunists cheat in the General.
There, and doing it. Precinct committeeman and former central committee officer. A coalition of central committees here has pretty good control over local candidate selection but national level and whole-state races can be affected but not dominated at this point. Still too many sheeple but more are waking up all the time.
MEGO is all I can say.
What is MEGO?
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
We are in a position where we, MAGA, cannot change who becomes speaker IN THIS CYCLE. We can be angry about it, but it burns energy that can be used for other tactics.
We have to work in Primaries to get our people in position to disrupt the GOP industrial system… Like the Tea Party, and we see the resistance that sliced that head right off. It will take time, but we CAN stop Thune and people like him from getting on the on ramps into DC.
Agreed
Thun isn’t going to agree with nothing for President Trump. This will be a FACT, watch and see!
I don’t trust these weasels. What if an agreement is hashed out and they reneg on the appointments Trump wants. I don’t see any recourse.
Thune/Daschle, SD, the only difference is a D or R, but we all know its a U. Trust no one.
Thune and Turtle probably already hard at work getting Democrats and RINO’s elected in key races for 2026 and beyond.
The king of swamp rats names his successor. Hence, the associative laws of mathematics demand and show us that the king’s hand picked successor will also be a swamp rat.
Don’t blame me I didn’t vote for this mofo……
Shame on SD for re-electing this POS
The photo speaks for itself. China Mitch and the three stooges.
Will The Turtle purchase a Kalorama mansion neighboring the Obama property?
If you think the House is full of RINOs and RINO never-Trump/MAGA leadership, the Senate is 10 times worse. Case in point: The House Republicans impeach Myorkis, but Schumer refuses to hold a trial in the Senate. Did you hear a word from the Senate Republican leadership after that? But Pelosi impeaches Trump twice and McConnell and Republican leadership hold two trials in the Senate with the last one being totally unconstitutional as Trump had already left office and John Roberts refused to preside. Didn’t stop McConnell from moving ahead at full speed.
I hope his days & his commie wife Chou’s days are in everlasting torment & waste.
THE destruction this man & woman created for We The People deserve dark, deep hades!
I cannot wish anything but bad upon them!!
Chao didn’t come to America and marry that horrid man b/c of love. It was TO ENRICH her communist China family and their transport biz.
And on the backs of Americans, the Chinese and Chao’s family made $millions.
Screw America. That was MITCH’s MOTTO.
Damn him to hell, hades……And he represents MANY more sitting on capitol hill that have done the same.
God BLESS YOU AND YOURS. My Brother in Christ. This is what we need to learn as well anything we can on our own. My worldview has been completely transformed since coming here the day You reported Christine Leguard back in 2016. Some time prior I asked our Lord for understanding in this crazy world. And as usual he delivered TRUTH no matter the consequences gives a man a deep sense of confidence that he may act according to Gods will. He warned those with the huge bank accounts that it can be used against them even make them fall all while God is laughing.
Dont Fear Treepers as Fear is the enemy Jesus has taken the sting out of death in other words he has already purchased our souls. If God is for us who could be against us.
Now here’s where I flip on ya the book of Revelation is similar to a Time Machine Jesus took John into the future and showed him the EVENTS that will take place in the last days they are filled with Gods Wrath against those who oppose him. He removes his church right before this period of time. Notice after Chapt. 4 the church is no longer mentioned. We will be in heaven doing his will after our marriage to the Lamb. The Church is not a building or complex. His church is made up of people who have the Holy Spirit. God BLess
God Forbid. We need an open ballot election. No next man up. Thune is as bad as McConnell, and don’t even think about Cornyn.
Politics is a shitty, shitty, shitty occupation. Politicians are the worst thing to have ever happened to our country. Getting rid of McConnell is wonderful, but, who, in his infinite wisdom, thought replacing McConnell with Thune was a good idea? More of the same.
Why do we have only 20-25 MAGA republicans in the senate? WTF? That means that the rest are either dims or RINOs. Terrible.
The picture above shows four dipshits (one from my state) that we could do without, the sooner the better.
One must have a very special temperament to be a politician, much like the primary requirement to be hired by the CIA, where one must be MORALLY AMBIGUOUS. Our country, if not doomed, is in deep sh!t.
10-4. Always work strategically and understand the reality of the thing. And always do our best.
RINOs all need to go. Have a beer house brawl for Leader, and we just might get someone who will understand we will not settle for the McConnell lying and stalling legislation type again.
Sundance, what you say seems to make sense, negotiate for the chairs and the powers where it can be had. It SOUNDS good. That’s like all these academic economists that say things that SOUND good, but never been in business and always get it wrong.
we’ve tried this—and it’s failed… miserably. They CANNOT be trusted. You are putting TOO much pressure on someone that is good (a MAGA senator) to withstand all the corrupt forces and being coerced and even cutoff at the knees.
the most recent examples are the speaker of the house debacles we’ve had, we can go back to the pos Paul Ryan (even further if we must) who was supposed to be a compromise person and was just really a traitor rat… Same with McCarthy and the latest failure and pos that won’t OR can’t stand up to the pressure of doing what he SAID he would do. He doesn’t change anything and makes excuses for it (not that this has been brought to my attention and I see things you can’t, I MUST change my position, blah blah blah.
no, I’d rather see governance by Executive Order and no senate in place… and if rino’s do what they do in Texas and vote with democrats to get power, it’ll awaken the MAGA AND other repub voters. Trump NEEDS to make the leaders of both house and senate MAGA candidates. Accept no less. We shouldn’t get fooled again.
I wonder with last night’s decisive victory, will Trump have more leverage over who will be Majority Leader? I’ve heard that Rick Scott is interested in the job but I don’t know how deep his MAGA roots run.