John Thune notably absent from lineup for Republican convention

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSenate majority leader John Thune is set to attend a fundraiser for Ken Paxton this week but will not speak on stage at the Republican convention in Dallas.Thune's absence from the convention's speaker lineup comes amid a possible rift with President Donald Trump over policy and campaign strategy. Trump has repeatedly demanded that Thune terminate the legislative filibuster while repeatedly bashing the Senate leader for supposedly standing in the way of the SAVE America Act. Despite spending millions against Paxton during the Texas Republican primary, Thune is now supporting him to help safeguard the party's Senate majority. Trump warned that voters are angry at Senate Republicans for stymieing his agenda, while Thune emphasized that Democrats are the ones blocking the legislation. In fullKey Republican is missing from GOP’s Dallas convention raising questions about tensions with TrumpMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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