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John Thune: “The president got a big mandate.”

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

Interview with Senator John Thune on Senate Leadership and Cabinet Appointments

Published November 14, 2024 | Video Starts at 00:29

The breaking news today was Robert Kennedy Jr. Being selected as the nominee for President Trump for HHS for first year. Reaction to that? Well, I mean, these are exciting times, obviously, right? The president got a big mandate. The American people want change in this country. They're tired of the Biden, Harris, Schumer agenda, and they want President Trump to fix some things. (00:29–00:31)

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Asserts that President Trump received a significant mandate from the American people.

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“President Trump had a huge mandate from the American people, not only the popular vote, the electoral vote, they were historic.”
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“There is a very low percentage of federal workers who are actually back at work. There was one report not that long ago of a study that had…”
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“The American people want change in this country.”
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“We're going to work with [President Trump] to see that he gets his team installed as quickly as possible.”
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“The Senate's constitutional role when it comes to confirmation of nominations to the executive branch of the government.”
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“We are not going to allow the Democrats to obstruct or block President Trump and the will of the American people.”
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“All options are on the table, including recess appointments.”
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“We'll start having confirmation hearings as soon as the new Senate is sworn in in January.”
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“Speaker Johnson and the White House and Senate Republicans are aligned when it comes to the things that we need to do.”
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“The southern border, which has been a disaster under the Biden Harris administration.”
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“There's a procedure, a legislative procedure called budget reconciliation that enables you to do some things that you otherwise probably…”
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“The Democrats used it extensively. They did the so called American Rescue plan, the so called Inflation Reduction act, all under budget…”
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“President Trump, when he campaigned across the country, these are the things that he talked about. And it's securing that southern border…”
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“People in this country are ready. They are hungry for a leaner, more effective, more efficient federal government that distributes power out…”
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“The Senate has the role of advising consent under the Constitution.”
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“The first ones that are going to come up are the national security. And I hope the Democrats will work with us on defense and CIA and NSA…”
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