President Donald Trump’s criticism of Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the stalled SAVE America Act escalated Thursday, with the White House warning that the president’s “patience is running out” as Republican leaders struggle to advance the controversial voting legislation before lawmakers leave in August for recess.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Donald Trump’s patience with Senator John Thune is “running out.”

When asked by reporters on Capitol Hill, the Senate majority leader quipped that “somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump's \

GOP senators downplayed remarks from the White House that Trump’s patience with the Senate majority leader is “running out."