Posted on 02/19/2021 5:24:29 AM PST by Hojczyk
Sen. John Thune, a top ally to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said that those aiming to punish senators who voted to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial are engaging in "cancel culture."
"There was a strong case made," Thune told the Associated Press about the House impeachment managers' arguments. "People could come to different conclusions. If we’re going to criticize the media and the left for cancel culture, we can’t be doing that ourselves."
Trump in his lengthy statement this week also said, "[w]here necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great again and our policy of America first."
Thune Thursday pushed back, warning that if Republicans run a lot of candidates closely-aligned with the former president then they may end up sacrificing winnable seats. Many Republicans are still upset after Tea Party-backed candidates won elections during former President Barack Obama's first term, only to lose what some felt were otherwise winnable seats in the general election.
"At the grassroots level, there’s a lot of people who want to see Trump-like candidates," Thune said. "But I think we’re going to be looking for candidates that are electable." The statement from Thune, R-S.D., the Senate minority whip, is one of the most high-profile comments on the internal rift in the Senate GOP since Trump released a scathing and extremely personal statement lambasting McConnell, R-Ky., earlier this week. The former president called McConnell "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack" and said "if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again." McConnell hasn't responded.
Thune's interview also comes as state and local Republican parties across the country have taken action against their senators who voted to convict Trump.
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GOP. is the useless party....
Nice try Thune.
This guy seems to have been that kind of a disappointment after getting rid of Tom Daschle.
He knows we’re coming for him. For me, personally, this is the guy whose political legs I want to see hacked off 11.8.2022. If my fantasy plays out, I will know that the Trump party has TROUNCED the GOPe.
Classic lying whore RINO!
That day will be sweet indeed!
Looks like Thune is up for re-election in 2022. Maybe the SD governor will decide to primary this RINO.
So wha does it all mean K.C? I wouldn’t want to end up with another tom Daschle so are we taking a chance? There are no name worthy candidates and if there were who’s gonna step up to the plate? No fight-that’s our problem. Never mind Noem.
Trump had to point out Lyin’ Ted who had his own fans. If we’re stuck with Thune we’ll have to hold our nose and show up.
Never could stand that plick.
Adf Thune to the list of Those Who Must Be Primaried.
There is no line, no distinction between “cancel culture” and “hold them accountable.” Pick a label. Thune is asking me to stuff a sock in my mouth.
Trying to appeal to everybody, Thune will appeal to ... who knows?
Thune and McConnell DEFEND child rape, sex trafficking,
cocaine smuggling and having Congress receive
BILLIONS of counterfeit money from CCP printing presses.
NO MORE VOTES FOR GOP -— ever.
They are backstabbing, treasonous SCUM
(at their better moments).
Strong case made?
In which alternate universe, because it sure wasn’t made in this one.
Has this guy fallen and hit his head recently?
Yeah, Thune can just STFU.
I agree that Thune does not see this distinction. Here is my view of the difference:
Hold Accountable: you screw up, you lose your job
Cancel Culture: you screw up, you lose your entire life
red state-deep. Reminds me of chuck Hagel. remember Dick Luger?
“Electable” to these poltroons means kissing the DNC ring.
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