Trump declines to endorse Thune for Senate GOP leader as SAVE America Act vote looms

President Donald Trump declined to endorse Senate Majority Leader John Thune for another term as the Senate’s Republican leader. In an interview with Punchbowl News, Trump said he did not want to discuss the matter when asked about supporting Thune. He described his relationship with Thune as good but added that it was “unfortunate that he doesn’t have the votes,” as reported by protrumpnews.com and Mediaite.

Thune announced plans to hold a vote on the motion to proceed to the budget resolution, which includes provisions of the SAVE America Act. The act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and mandate photo identification for voting, according to The Daily Signal and foreignpolicyjournal.com. Trump has publicly pressured Thune to keep the Senate in session until the act passes, posting on Truth Social that Thune “should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town,’” as reported by foreignpolicyjournal.com.

The fight for control of the U.S. Senate will be decided in five states, with Democratic primaries producing nominees aligned with Bernie Sanders’ progressive wing, according to U-S-NEWS.COM, The Beltway Report, and ussanews.com. The outcome will determine whether Republicans retain their majority or hand control to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mentioned Thune’s intention to hold a vote on the motion to proceed to the budget resolution. None of the centre-rated digests reported on the SAVE America Act or Trump’s public pressure on Thune to keep the Senate in session. The right-rated digests did not include Trump’s remark that he had a good relationship with Thune, as reported by protrumpnews.com and Political Wire.