Senate Majority Leader John Thune just admitted the ugly truth that America First voters already knew: a large bloc of Republican senators is standing in the way of President Trump’s top priority, the SAVE America Act.
During an appearance on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Thune revealed that President Trump’s team personally met with approximately 20 Republican senators to discuss eliminating the filibuster.
The overwhelming majority reportedly refused.
“I’ve had this conversation with the president many times, I think as you know. And I actually suggested at one point that his team come up and sit down and visit with some of my colleagues. So, they came down — came up, met with about 20 Republican senators and 15 were a no on getting rid of the filibuster,” Thune said during interview with Sean Hannity.
He then insisted that the votes were not there despite President Trump’s ongoing pressure campaign.
“The votes aren’t there to do it. I know [Trump] thinks he can persuade people. But there are a lot of folks who are very — this is a — this is a hard position for a lot of Senate Republicans.”
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Fifteen Republican senators are flatly refusing to nuke the filibuster so the Senate can finally pass the SAVE America Act with a simple majority. The bill requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, photo ID to cast a ballot, and major restrictions on mail-in voting. The House has already passed versions of it multiple times. Democrats are unified in opposition because they want the chaos and fraud. And now we know a critical mass of Senate Republicans is joining them in the blockade.
This is not complicated math. Republicans hold the majority. The only real obstacle left is the filibuster and the RINOs protecting it.
As The Gateway Pundit has repeatedly documented, Thune has spent months making excuses. He has claimed the votes “aren’t there,” refused to even try a talking filibuster in any serious way, rejected attaching the bill to must-pass legislation, and publicly told the White House to “get on the phone and get the votes” after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s patience was running out.
Now the numbers are out in the open. Twenty senators were polled. Fifteen said no to ending the 60-vote threshold that has turned the Senate into a graveyard for election integrity.
President Trump has made the SAVE America Act a non-negotiable priority for a reason. Secure elections are the foundation of everything else.
Without it, the midterms become a free-for-all of non-citizen voting, ballot harvesting, and the same fraud tactics Democrats perfected in 2020 and 2022.
Trump has demanded the Senate stay in session, terminate the filibuster if necessary, and deliver the bill. Thune’s response continues to be institutional surrender dressed up as realism.
The American people demanded election integrity. The House delivered. The president is fighting for it. A critical mass of Senate Republicans is choosing the filibuster and the swamp over the country.
RINO.
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