White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said President Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was wearing thin as Republicans struggle to advance the SAVE America Act through the Senate. "His patience is running out," she told reporters. "He wants to see as much of the SAVE America [Act] passed as possible by the August recess. He knows that's what the American people want to see passed." "The House has done its job. The Senate needs to do its job, too," she added. The president has intensified his pressure on the Senate to pass the bill, venting his frustration on social media and at rallies. "The Senate is a place you send things when you wa
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said President Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was wearing thin as Republicans struggle to advance the SAVE America Act through the Senate. "His patience is running out," she told reporters. "He wants to see as much of the SAVE America [Act] passed as possible by the August recess. He knows that's what the American people want to see passed." "The House has done its job. The Senate needs to do its job, too," she added. The president has intensified his pressure on the Senate to pass the bill, venting his frustration on social media and at rallies. "The Senate is a place you send things when you want them to die," he said in Georgia on Wednesday. "We're not going to take this any longer, we're not going to take it. I'm trying to be nice." Sen. Thune has long told the president he does not have the votes to pass the bill, nor the support needed to change the Senate's filibuster rules to allow it to pass on a party-line basis. "Maybe she or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes, right?" a frustrated Sen. Thune told reporters when asked about Ms. Leavitt's criticism. "Instead of pointing the finger at Republicans, they might think about going after the people who are stopping it on the floor, which is the Democrats," he added. "And if there are Republicans they think are gettable, get on the phone." #karolineleavitt #thune #saveact #senate #congress #cspan ♬ original sound - C-SPAN - C-SPAN
