PIERRE, (KCCR) — Just hours after receiving the nod from his colleagues in the U-S Senate to become Majority Leader, South Dakota Senator John Thune met briefly with South Dakota reporters Wednesday afternoon. Thune is humbled by taking over as the Senate’s lead republican…
Thune is taking over leadership of Senate republicans from longtime leader Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell and says the two simply have a different leadership style…
Despite having tried to distance himself from President-elect Donald Trump in the past, Thune is ready to work with Trump on his policies…
Thune says he is looking at all options for getting Trump cabinet nominations through the approval process as quickly as possible.
