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EXPOSED: Senate Leader Thune SABOTAGES SAVE Act While Playing Conservative Theater

Gary FranchiMarch 12, 2026189 views
EXPOSED: Senate Leader Thune SABOTAGES SAVE Act While Playing Conservative Theater
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune is engaging in political theater of the worst kind, deliberately sabotaging President Trump's SAVE America Act while putting on a show for conservative voters that he's fighting tooth and nail to pass it.

According to a bombshell report from The Federalist, Thune isn't content to simply kill the crucial election integrity legislation—he's orchestrating its demise while simultaneously providing cover for his fellow RINOs who don't want their names attached to opposing Trump's agenda.

"It's not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues,"
Sean Davis of The Federalist revealed, exposing the cynical game being played in the halls of the Senate.

This is exactly the kind of swamp behavior that President Trump was elected to drain. While Trump and his administration are working around the clock to secure our elections and restore faith in American democracy, establishment Republicans like Thune are working behind the scenes to undermine those very efforts.

The SAVE America Act represents critical reforms needed to prevent the kind of election irregularities that plagued previous cycles. But instead of standing with the President and the American people who demanded these changes, Thune is playing the same old Washington games.

Protecting the Swamp Creatures

What makes Thune's betrayal even more egregious is his calculated effort to shield other Republican senators from having to take a public stance. By killing the bill through procedural manipulation rather than forcing an up-or-down vote, he's allowing his RINO colleagues to avoid accountability to their constituents.

This is leadership? This is the kind of spineless, establishment politics that Americans voted to reject in 2024 when they gave Trump and Republicans a decisive mandate for change.

Patriots deserve to know where every single Republican senator stands on election integrity. Instead, Thune is playing protector for the very swamp creatures who would rather maintain the broken status quo than fight for the American people.

The question now is whether grassroots conservatives will hold Thune and his enablers accountable, or whether the establishment will once again succeed in blocking Trump's America First agenda through backroom dealing and political cowardice.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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FreedomFighter1776Verifiedjust now
Can someone explain what specific provisions of the SAVE Act Thune is blocking? I want to call his office but need the details.
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ResearchGuyVerifiedjust now
It requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Pretty basic stuff that should be common sense but apparently not to Thune.
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SouthDakotaVoterVerifiedjust now
As someone from his home state, I'm disgusted but not surprised. Thune has been part of the swamp for years - he just hides it better than most. Time for a primary challenger!
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AmericaFirst2025Verifiedjust now
Absolutely infuriating!
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PatriotMom2024Verifiedjust now
Finally someone is calling out Thune's two-faced games! He talks a big conservative game back home in SD but then pulls this garbage in DC. We need leaders who actually fight for election integrity, not just pretend to.
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ConservativeVoter88Verifiedjust now
Exactly! These establishment Republicans are just as bad as the Democrats when it comes to blocking real reform.
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TruthSeeker47Verifiedjust now
This is exactly why we can't trust the GOP establishment. They campaign on securing our elections then stab us in the back the moment they get to Washington.