Watch the short statement from John Thune about the current DHS govt shutdown overlaid against the base demand for the Senate to vote on the SAVE Act.
In typical Republican fashion, it sounds like Leader Thune is leveraging the process of voting on the SAVE act as a negotiating tool to reopen government. ie. If Democrats will give on the DHS funding (open govt), then in sounds like… in exchange, Thune will just throw the SAVE act on the floor without the talking filibuster. WATCH:
🚨 BREAKING: John Thune says there are now discussions underway to ENFORCE the talking filibuster for the SAVE America Act
However, Thune is saying there are currently NOT 50 Republican Senators willing to go down that path — even though they’ve sponsored the bill
RIDICULOUS.… pic.twitter.com/Q8R7rPhV1r
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 25, 2026
I hope I’m wrong, but this approach would be McConnell-esque. Meaning, typical. Thune is looking for a way to avoid the SAVE act presented as a talking filibuster.
Thune = Turtle droppings.
More like leftover blow
The new Majority Leader same as the old Majority Leader.
Duh. I’m shocked I tell you – shocked…
Always
China Mitch’s boy.
I wouldn’t want to be in a foxhole with most of the Senate Republicans
The Rs F this up, no republican voters will be in the foxhole come the midterms.
And that is likely exactly what these uniparty “republican” traitors want.
Then we should do just the opposite.
My motivation – 1. Why give the dems any victory? Isn’t that “cutting off your nose to spite your face? 2. Why give the repugnants any respite?
Elect the repugnants and don’t give them any peace, not for one second!
I said that above. Harass these POS 24/7 like the Liberal Loons do. We have to start adopting their tactics of harassment.
Maybe it’s time to recall those who aren’t up for reelection this year and primary the lot of them. There are very few gonads amongst the Republicans in the Senate. Not a lot more in the House.
Many states do not allow recalls. We tried in Utah with Romney but it was shot down legally.
and now we have curtis, a gutless version of mutt romney 2.0…. some of the most corrupt betrayers come from utah, the land of illegal aliens, foreign nationals and every other 3rd world freeloader and welfare recipient courtesy of bendover cox, curtis, moore, maloy…
We can’t do that until we have a reliable MAGA candidate to replace them. In each voting district or state.
We better push these useless turds over the finish line or we leave the best President in more than 100 years on the battlefield alone.
Or in prison.
Have you people not figured it out yet? Are you slow or don’t want to face the truth. At least 2/3 of elected Repubs in the Senate, need to rig the primaries in red states for UniParty establishment RINO’s, or the Dems to take over the House and Senate, to keep their corruption and treasonous actions outside of public disclosure
This has been Trump’s largest mistake a second time. What should have started from the jump, is daily exposure with receipts of all those elected. To have the public demand resignations and arrests, taking to the streets if necessary. And they should, the big fish, be tried by military tribunals. The civil court system has too many corrupt judges, and with all the delays available like discovery, motions, etc…thesevcased would be years. The reason the Repubs are not passing ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE, is they are the delay team to midterms.
They would give the foxhole to the enemy for campaign funding and leave you stranded in it booger, just like they do the American working man.
Banana republicBiden doj gave 18 million to fani willis to prosecute trump
Of the 50 Republican sponsors of the SAVE Act, those who refuse to support the standing filibuster openly out themselves as liars and political frauds.
No words to describe how much I despise this man. That McConnell was ever allowed to ‘put him’ in his position, is enough to fire McConnell as well. They are both despicable, and need to go, or nothing in Trump’s agenda will be allowed to pass. I know many feel as I do. He is a fraud, a liar, a RINO, and a traitor, to name a few of his traits. It woul be good riddance if he could be recalled/fired, along with others of his ilk.
No sarcasm: I love the word “ilk”, it sounds so dirty.
It is 😉
You can’t make this up
They held a Dog Show.
BREAKING – Just days after Senator John Thune said there was no time to debate and vote on the SAVE Act, it was revealed that senators held a dog parade inside the chamber, bringing their pets in for photos and celebration instead of moving forward on the election bill.
x.com/Rightanglenews/
Don’t disparage the Senate. Senators needed a rest and relax day from all that running from responsibility.
they are competitive marathoners in that category
😂 😂 😂 True
Just missing the ponies.
Can’t hate these [p’tooie] people enough!
Regarding Democrats, RINOs and power mongers in general….
For me, HATE is such a gentle, charitable, merciful word.
Isn’t that special?
Actually, pity the pets!
AND, of course the media is right there! “Look, these people love pets; they Must be OK!”
PS
How much did that cost us?
Trumps willingness to work within the system is either commendable, or naive. The left long ago abandoned that tactic. When enough on the right join them,well move to the next phase i suppose
I think a lot of us will be gone by then.
They are all holding out until the Baby Boomers are gone. I have seen many statements regarding that thinking.
A majority of his GOP colleagues support this, unfortunately.
All Filibusters are Unconstitutional, talking or otherwise.
If the Framers had wanted a 3/5ths majority to vote, they would have put it in the Constitution with the other Super-majority clauses. Same with Blue Slips and Super-Minority clauses.
If Traitor Thune assists Democrats in taking the Senate, they will repeal the Filibuster. Thune is saving it for them. And if Republicans ever retake it, they would re-impose it on themselves. They don’t want the power. They prefer hiding behind the Filibuster as an excuse for doing what Democrats want.
That’s why all the Stolen Elections are within a narrow margin.
In truth, PDT won 60 to 70 Senate Seats. If not more.
Most of this BS is result of the 17th amendment. Republicans control more state level chamber than Democrats by a reasonably wide margin (57-39 according to Google). The original system would have led to a far more conservative federal body.
Ever heard the Trace Adkins song “Whoop A Mans Ass”?
Fitting for the occasion…
No SAVE Act = communist/socialist/democrat CHEAT across America. A true Republican will never be elected again and all of us on this site better have powder dry as Susan Rice has already said that they will be coming for us.
You are assuming that Republicans haven’t cheated to get into office. This could explain why they are not for the SAVE Act. IT’s the Uniparty. I’m guessing almost everyone in DC right now had to cheat to get elected.
This what happens when Senator’s no longer represent a State’s interest and are only representing their interests before their constituents. Repeal the XVII Amendment Now!
^^^THIS^^^ YES!! Quite sure that the states these traitors supposedly represent voted for President Trump…the America First agenda should be supported by these clowns.
We can NOT hate these RINO’s enough. John Thune is WEAK and needs to be removed as senate majority leader. I can see the puppet strings from McConnell; the other “r” senators are staying very quiet.
Thune should not be welcome back in South Dakota.
Yes, BUT, WHO IS PULLING MCCONNELL’S STRINGS?????
His Chinese wife?
John Thune is playing exactly the role that the Anti-Americans Party is paying him to play. Same for the rest of the “republicans” in Congress. If they are not corrupted going in they are bribed, blackmailed, or otherwise coerced into playing the role those seeking the destruction of the American People directs them to play.
Well, McConell recommended him to become the new Majority Leader so, that’s that.
And Thune allowed McConnell to become chairman of the Rules Committee.
Potomac two step.
I said on Feb 13th that the price of DHS funding would be the SAVE Act. I am sorry to be correct.
It’s bad enough that the neo confederate party hates America, but why do the RINOs? The entire party is made up of fools, simps, and foolish simps who don’t realize or care that their political lives (and the money spigot!) are in real jeopardy.
I now predict that the neo confederates will take the house and senate, dump the filibuster on Day One of the next congress, and cement their place as the permanent majority. PDJT47 will spend the rest of his life fighting impeachment after impeachment. And let’s not forget the show trials promised by the traitor Rice.
Time to start a new party for patriots who love our country. Done with the RINOs.
After we give our President the House and the Senate for the rest of his term. This is not the time to abandon our President. I am as disgusted by the rinos as most of you are. But President Trump put his life on the line for us.
“Fight, fight, fight!”
You are delusional if you think we can “give” PDJT47 the house and senate when the neo confederates tally ballots from 30M+ illegal alien invaders, imaginary voters, and dead people. Have you learned nothing from the last year? The RINOs HATE PDJT47 and are doing everything they can to appear as though they are helping the president while betraying him at every step.
The neo confederates are like leprosy; you can see it and you know enough not to touch it. The RINOs are like metastatic cancer; unseen until it’s too late.
Another stab in the back…. A true Republican leader, with a measure of guts would threaten to nuke the filibuster to get DHS funded and then once the Democrat nonsense is ended, use the talking filibuster to pass the save act. You just can’t hate these people enough.
This is all McConnell’s last stand or should be anyway. Four republicans won ‘tallow the standing filibuster. Great then get rid of the filibuster and let the real democans be seen for what they are.
Everyone reading this story should call Thune’s office (202 224-2321) and demand he start working to save America (pass the SAVE Act already!) instead of protecting his UniParty buddies and his bank balance.
We need to send Mitch McConnell, Murkowski, Tillis (too many to list them all!) home and replace them with people that love America, not the cartels, or the CCP!
Murkowski is now impossible to upset ever since she forced ranked choice voting on Alaska. All the Demmunists then rate her #2 so if their own candidate loses it gives Murky a huge majority.
NEW: Thune Quashes ‘Talking Filibuster’ Move to Pass SAVE Act Thanks to These Four GOPers Refusing to Vote on Tabling Democrat Amendments
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/revealed-here-are-four-gopers-blocking-use-talking/
Thune: just another worthless empty suit, another nail in our nation’s coffin.
well put
Exactly. Unless Trump releases the Kraken on all of Congress, just like he did during SOTU on Dems, the midterms will be allowed to be won by Dems in voting fraud.bIn the meantime they will steal the midterms in the primaries by supporting the likes of UniParty Cornyn, funding him by the likes of Bush loyalists Rick Perry, while turning their backs on stalwart MAGA supporters like Texas AG Paxton. This is how the establishment GOP rigs elections in primaries. The Dems rig in general elections. Trump better wake up. He needs to support Nancy Mace type tactics and expose all the corrupt office holders in both parties NOW! Or he will be impeached. The block of Senate UniParty just rotate on different votes to thwart nominations and legislation.
It’s wild that you think there aren’t enough pissed off Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans for a Democratic landslide in 2026 and 2028.
It is naive folks like yourself that make me shake my head in wonderment.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, without the SAVE ACT, all the fraud will be in play. Though Trump himself won on 2024, if you paid attention, they probably stole at least 10 House seats and a couple 4 Senate seats by their extended voting for 2 wells in the under ballots to leave the tight majorities. They added 25 million extra votes in 2020 to get Biden in. They didn’t do that because everyone was watching Trump. And fewer people vote and pay attention during midterms. Trump probably won the 2020 vote by 30-40 million votes. Were we able to stop the steal with overwhelming support ? Don’t believe this crap it was close. It was not, and they still pulled it off. I am done with the happy talk.
This way every GOPrick RINOrat can vote “for” the SAVE Act and then whine, we need more Republicans when it doesn’t make 60.
This appears to have been the plan from the outset.
The current reveal by ringmaster Thune of not all of the 50 SAVE Act sponsors being willing to support the standing filibuster is proof.
How do you condemn your party in one swift move?
Play post turtle.
How did the fencepost get there?
Thune is our enemy. He is no different in that regard from Hillary or Pelosi or AOC. They all seek to enslave us and make elections irrelevant.
Gypsies, tramps and thieves-every single one of them.
BREAKING – Just days after Senator John Thune said there was no time to debate and vote on the SAVE Act, it was revealed that senators held a dog parade inside the chamber, bringing their pets in for photos and celebration instead of moving forward on the election bill. (34 secs)
Elon Musk ==> Best in show
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2027043903992647920
We can’t expect fair elections without the SAVE Act, so it isn’t going to happen.
That’s the nature of Republican politics.
The Uniparty is alive and well.
Sacrifice the SAVE [the government long term] Act to reopen the government short term.
Pretty ironic, and a cr*py stupid deal; but, hey, who cares.
It’s amazing how quickly people around here throw in the towel.
People need to remember how Trump works and have a little faith. Time after time, he maneuvers his adversary into a position of compromise and then changes direction to a stronger position while showing the opposition to be weak and feckless. Just like he did with the tariffs. There is no way he didn’t know Thune and the others were going to stab him in the back in this case, just like he did with the SCOTUS.
Here, Musk has already begun the process by ridiculing the RINO’s with the best in show meme. Once the RINO’s have shown themselves to be just like the Dems who sat on their hands rather than show support for the American people, Trump will come in through a back door and find another way to fight the election fraud while taking them down.
Every time you turn around, he’s running rings around anybody that gets in his way. He can’t win every time, but why would this be any different than most?
And win or lose on the filibuster/SAVE act, I will still support President Trump by voting for Republicans in the midterm
Scumbag.
Thune is a traitor to our country.
Thune refuses to bring key issues to the floor, still stalling on appointments, and it is very clear he does not want the save act to become the law of the land.
Another POS exposed for who he really is!
And what can we do to get back at him other than turn out (and get others to turn out) in the midterms to vote for the Republicans.
And pray.
These people are infuriating. This class of human is so damaging to the species. I have so much disdain for them.
This deal was likely worked out months ago. Truly sad. Thune = Turtle2
It only takes 27 GOP votes to replace Thune with someone who will do the people’s work. Surely there must be that many who care. Well, on second thought.
COME ON MAN!!!
Good Afternoon,
John Thune (as in Ghune)
You have won a free rinoplasty!
Yes, the extreme length of your Pinocchio-esque nose can be repaired through surgical procedure and an agenda of truth.
PDJT needs to go scorched earth on the POS Traitor to the American pe4ople. Maybe us MAGA people ought to start acting like the looney Liberals and start using their tactics and harass this man 24/7 every time he is out in public. That goes for all the other Rinos as well. We have to stop playing nicey nice with these scumbags.
“Thune is looking for a way to avoid the SAVE act presented as a talking filibuster.”
What does this mean in English?
Will the vote go forward?
No.
Sorry.
All 535 are corrupt.
The SAVE Act no longer matters for the 2026 midterms. With primary voting underway there are any number of judges (liberal and conservative) who would rule it cannot be implemented midway through the election cycle. The Save Act has been in Thune’s Ignore Box since last summer and the SOB has already stalled long enough to make it irrelevlant for the 2026 election.
…“Thune is looking for a way to avoid the SAVE act presented as a talking filibuster.”
Correction, he’s looking for a way to kibosh the Save Act.
Wow, so many other senators have gobbled up Senator Thune’s balls.
What a pure POS
Sorry, not sorry, but much of the GOP Senate, spawn of the 17th Amendment, I hold responsible, not just Thune. I mean, it was by SECRET ballot that they chose Thune as SML. Grateful for Mike Lee’s efforts, but I doubt that they actually have a legit 50 votes. But those truly opposed to the Save Act will conveniently hide that fact behind their zombie filibuster.
Why is he always flanked with the two dumbest looking senators? I know they can’t do much about how they look but their facal expresions do not inspire confidence.
Who expects anything less from ChiCom Mitch’s doppelgänger on a nipple leash?
What if- The Democrats decide never to return and reopen Government? What is the constitutional remedy or is it a once again a stupid rules thing??
So True! Its all planed!
Saw a list at the Federalist the other day about “7 Ways Republicans Can Capitalize On SOTU Momentum If They Want A Shot At Midterm Victory”
Passing the SAVE America Act was No.2.
Pretty sure the GOP will do None of them.
Stop and think, if they actually had the “speaking” filibuster, and the left had to stand there for hours and hours, for days and days, knowing that they are on CNN and perhaps other networks visible to the American public, trying to rationalize why they are against accountability in elections – they couldn’t. They KNOW how ridiculous they would sound.
President Trump needs to pull Senate Republican leaders to WH for a get it done talk. There is no ‘Or Else’ Get. It. Done!