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Dismayed GOP laments Trump's new campaign against Senate leader: 'Just exhausting'

Trump urged supporters to contact Thune and criticized the Senate over the bill’s stalled progress.

Dismayed GOP laments Trump's new campaign against Senate leader: 'Just exhausting'
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Republican senators criticized President Donald Trump’s public pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the SAVE America Act. Thune responded that Trump should focus on Democrats and Republicans who might support the bill.

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Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Advance SAVE America Act

Outlets agree that Trump and the White House pressed Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Thune, to advance the SAVE America Act. Thune and other Republicans disputed whether the bill had enough support to pass. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Republican pushback and the bill’s Senate obstacles, portraying Trump’s pressure as a source of GOP frustration. Center outlets focus on the pressure and the dispute over Senate support, with one article also noting Trump’s call to end the filibuster. Right-leaning outlets focus instead on Trump’s endorsement in a South Carolina Senate primary and other candidates entering the race.

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