EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is forging a close working relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, one that the new GOP leader sees as critical for the success of a Republican-controlled Washington.
In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Monday, Thune touted his “strong” communication with the incoming president that starkly contrasted the icy relationship that Thune’s predecessor, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), had with Trump during his first term.
“We were texting until midnight last night. I talked to him earlier today by phone. He’s obviously very engaged,” said Thune, seated in the office occupied by McConnell for 18 years. “We need him engaged because he’s going to be key to what the traffic will bear in both the House and Senate.”
Hours earlier, Congress made Trump’s Electoral
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