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John Thune: “I'm hoping eventually that the adults will come back and…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins The Guy Benson Show

Published | Video Starts at 07:36

It's all these outside left wing groups and personalities in the state of New who seem to be influencing the behavior of people who ought to know better. And so I'm hoping eventually that the adults will come back and we'll be able to keep the government funded and avoid all the adverse consequences that come with a shutdown. But at least at the moment, they seem really dug in. But it is, it is purely and simply their absolute hatred for the president and just desire to fight … (07:36–07:46)

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Asserts hope that government funding will continue to avoid shutdown consequences.

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