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Almost nobody is talking about this, and it should outrage every American:
Just yesterday, Republicans in the House and Senate picked their leaders for the next Congress.
Behind closed doors - by SECRET BALLOT.
In the House, Jim Jordan beat Steve Scalise 106-73. The only reason we even know the count is because lawmakers leaked it to reporters.
In the Senate, John Thune was handed his job again after a wipeout that cost Republicans at least seven seats. Senators who wanted to delay the vote were shot down 31-15. Also in secret.
We don't know who voted for who. Not one name.
Democrats do the exact same thing.
Here's the part that should make your blood boil:
NOTHING in the Constitution requires a secret ballot.
NOTHING in federal law requires it.
They made this rule up themselves and they could end it tomorrow with one vote. They just don't want to.
We elected these people.
We pay their salaries.
We pay their staff.
We pay for their offices.
We pay for their security.
We pay their pensions.
They're using our money to run a private club that decides who runs Congress on our behalf.
That's not representation - that's a secret society.
Every one of these votes should be public, on the record, with a name attached.
If you're proud of your vote, show it.
If you're hiding it, the voters deserve to know why.
END THE SECRET BALLOT - NOW!
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NEIL W. MCCABE: People need to understand who Jim Jordan really is.
Kevin McCarthy elevated Jordan over Louie Gohmert to chair House Judiciary. What did Jordan do? Nothing.
He promised to blow the lid off the FBI with whistleblowers if Rs took the House in 2022. Rs won. Jordan did nothing. Those whistleblowers were exposed and abandoned.
He founded the Freedom Caucus, then caved to Paul Ryan and Trey Gowdy.
Why anyone thinks we're going to get anything out of Jim Jordan is beyond me.
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🚨 NEW: GOP Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman are facing intense conservative backlash for reportedly blocking President Trump’s 8th Circuit Court nominee, Judge Lee Rudofsky.
With Democrats taking the Senate in January, experts call this delay an "unforgivable sin."
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It’s pretty insane that the entire Republican voting base has said, “we don’t want this guy. We don’t want this failed leadership.” And their arrogance and obstinacy is so great that they come out and tell us, “we don’t care what you want. We understand we’re supposed to represent your wishes, but we are going to spit in your face and do what we want anyway.”
Literally, the only constituency that the Senate Republicans have are each other and a handful of massive donors.
.@SenateGOP is committed to being here and doing whatever it takes to finish this legislative session strong and get as much done as we can for the American people.
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And just like that Crazy Bernie says he won't support Schumer to be the leftists Majority leader.... too bad, so sad
Kinda surprised Democrats didn't nominate Thune to be their Majority leader, he's done more to stop Trump than any Senate Democrat has
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Here's some math the Senate needs to think about.
If we want to confirm all of the federal judicial nominations President Trump sent over, it would take just over 200 hours of floor time. That’s ONLY judges, not considering the other executive branch nominees.
If we work 8-hour days, that would take us just over 25 days. (And that’s assuming Democrats don’t stall the process even further, which they will.)
The Senate is currently scheduled to be in session for only 20 days before the end of the year.
That's why we need to work every single day, as many hours as it takes. I'm glad Senate Republicans unanimously passed my motion to stay here and work. Let's get this done.
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Meet John Thune, the biggest failure in the GOP.
He personally blocked the SAVE America Act and cost us the midterms.
@LeaderJohnThune is tagged... Let him know how you feel.
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I'm done. SCREW YOU, John Thune. And shame on every Republican who decided to keep him in power and make him the GOP Senate leader again.
What exactly is he leading? He led us into one of the biggest losses. Seven seats gone, the Senate gone.
John, you betrayed us. You betrayed every Republican voter. You betrayed President Donald Trump. You betrayed us by not passing the SAVE Act.
He disgusts me. Im so close to being done with the Republican Party for good.
I’m Disgusted
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They're after me and you.... they don't care how many seats are lost in the process
They voted for the one guy most of us feel is responsible for what took place a week ago today
They wanna eliminate the MAGA movement from our body politic, just like they did the Tea Party
This election was statistically impossible.... it couldn't have happened, unless they were all in on it
These Republicans don't like me and you... just like Fox News doesn't like their viewers, Senate Republicans don't like us MAGA folks as voters
They wanna reset the table, back to the globalist way of of doing things, as Rush used to say- " Don't doubt me "
It's gonna take some time and some guys to rid ourselves of this cancer we have in our party
But, what choice do we have... so we got work to folks... so let's get to it, bc this Country is worth it
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If you are confused how John Thune just became Senate minority leader…
Imagine your party gets hammered in the midterms, losing at least seven Senate seats to the Democrats and the majority along with it, and instead of stopping to ask what went wrong, Senate Republicans walk into a closed-door room just one week later, shut out the very voters who sent them there, and come back out with the EXACT SAME leader, because when Ron Johnson, Rick Scott, Mike Lee and others begged for a little more time so members could lay out a real vision for the party, the delay was voted down 31-15 in a private tally we only know about from anonymous sources, and then, with no challenger and no recorded vote, Thune kept his job by acclamation, and the rest of the leadership team stayed almost entirely unchanged, as if nothing happened, as if millions of Republican voters didn't just watch their majority crumble, as if "accountability" is something Washington demands of everyone except itself, so now the SAME people who led us into the minority get to lead us through it, Republican voters still don't know how their own senators voted on the delay, and we're all just supposed to nod along and trust the process and feckless, worthless people that put us here in the first place, which is exactly why so many of us are FURIOUS tonight.
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🚨 JUST IN: Seven Republican senators are reportedly pushing to delay the leadership vote that could keep John Thune from becoming Senate Minority Leader.
The names circulating:
Ron Johnson (WI)
Mike Lee (UT)
Rick Scott (FL)
John Kennedy (LA)
Dave McCormick (PA)
Jim Banks (IN)
Ted Budd (NC)
Critics argue that Thune's leadership record deserves scrutiny before Republicans make their decision.
Should Republicans delay the leadership vote?
A. YES ❤️
B. NO ❌
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Spare us the indignation, @SenMikeLee. You've had 2 years to do something about John Thune's war against POTUS. 2 years! All you've done is pontificate on cable television. If you and your colleagues really wanted to advance the president's agenda, you would've removed Thune from power a long time ago.
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🚨 JUST IN: Country music star John Rich said he might go to South Dakota and Primary John Thune
“I’ve always liked South Dakota. Maybe I’ll buy a cabin and land up there and primary John Thune”
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
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The Senate has failed America and Republicans are demanding new leadership.
The House passed bills codifying Trump's executive orders, DOGE cuts, a stock-trading ban and the SAVE America Act. All of them died in the Senate.
Republican Senators are furious at John Thune who bragged about what a great job he was doing after the midterms. Six senators have signed a letter to postpone the leadership election.
Over a dozen Senators are demanding round the clock work on Trump nominations and judicial appointments. Some believe parts of the SAVE America Act can still be passed through reconciliation.
Recess appointments are also being demanded. Thune is holding them up.
Republican Senators have had enough of the inaction by leadership.
There’s a sense that something big is going to happen. A real shakeup. Stay tuned…
