Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) just proved once again why establishment Republicans can't be trusted, throwing President Trump under the bus after our Commander-in-Chief rightfully criticized Pope Leo XIV's pathetic response to Iran's aggression.
When asked about Trump's recent comments slamming the Pope's calls for "de-escalation" with the terrorist regime in Tehran, Thune had the audacity to tell the President to "leave the church alone" - apparently more concerned with political correctness than America's national security interests.
This is exactly the kind of weak-kneed, establishment thinking that got us into this mess in the first place. While Iran continues to threaten American interests and our allies, Pope Leo XIV is preaching the same tired "peaceful dialogue" nonsense that emboldens our enemies.
Trump Speaks Truth to Power
President Trump's criticism of the Pope's Iran stance isn't an attack on faith - it's leadership. When religious leaders provide cover for terrorist regimes, real leaders call it out. That's what we elected Trump to do: speak truth to power, even when it makes the swamp creatures uncomfortable.
"The Pope needs to understand that you can't negotiate with terrorists. Iran only understands strength, not weakness," Trump stated in his recent remarks that have the establishment clutching their pearls.
But instead of backing our President's America First approach, Thune sides with the globalist narrative that somehow criticizing poor foreign policy decisions is off-limits if they come from religious figures.
Establishment vs. America First
This incident perfectly illustrates the ongoing battle within the Republican Party between the America First movement and the old guard establishment that still thinks we should bow to international opinion.
Patriots need to ask themselves: Do we want leaders who will stand with President Trump when he fights for American interests, or do we want more RINOs who cave to political pressure the moment things get uncomfortable?
Thune's comments show exactly where his loyalties lie - and it's not with the voters who sent Trump back to Washington to drain the swamp.