John Thune: “We need the Senate as that sort of bulwark that would…”

“Hopefully, we win them all. The White House, the House and the Senate. But in the event that we don't, we, We need the Senate as that sort of bulwark that would prevent what we think are a lot of bad things from happening. Obviously, depending on how the November election turns out, that could be working with potentially, President Trump. We've discussed, you've met with him.” (00:57–01:03)

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