Senate Majority Leader John Thune (SD) has tap danced long enough fighting President Trump and futzing about the Save America Act. The August Recess is upon the Legislative Branch, and when the lawmakers get back, Thune will say there are enough days to pass it. Time to do the business or get off of the pot. We would prefer that Thune passed the pot to someone with a working intestinal tract. Or, he could just get gone.

We were never fond of Nancy Pelosi and have thought unkind thoughts about her often. You have to admit that as Speaker she kept everyone in line. She was a HUGE money raiser. That’s probably part of it. Except that John Thune is considered a prolific money raiser. What body part isn’t he swinging? Why can’t or won’t he try to get the SAVE America Act passed?

🚨 THUNE JUST SAID THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD

President Trump wants the SAVE America Act passed.

Trump wants the filibuster gone if that’s what it takes.

John Thune’s answer? “No.”

FIRE JOHN THUNE.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 27, 2026

Now, he won’t consider cancelling the August Recess. According to The Hill:

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday reacted coolly to President Trump’s demand for the chamber to cancel its five-week August recess to debate the SAVE America Act, telling reporters he’s willing to do so if there’s a chance of a successful outcome but warning of wasting senators’ time with unproductive procedural votes.

Thune also acknowledged that some GOP colleagues — such as Sens. Susan Collin (Maine), Dan Sullivan (Alaska) and Jon Husted (Ohio) — could benefit from returning home to campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

“Ahhh, do you guys want to be here in August? What do you think?” Thune quipped to the Capitol press corps as he walked into the Senate on Monday afternoon, implying that most denizens of Congress’s historic halls are ready for a recess after months of grueling session.

I am no expert, but I was not aware that the press corps got a vote on the Republican legislative agenda. What a douche! No wonder Thune can’t push through legislation. More:

Thune then noted that the Senate has debated the election reform bill — the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — which would require people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification to vote, for weeks already this year without a winning result.

“If I thought there was a path for getting a result, I’m all for it. I’m a cosponsor of the SAVE Act. We voted on it two, three, four, five times already. We had it up on the floor for an extended period of time,” he said.

“Show me how this ends. What’s the picture of victory at the end?” he said.

Several Republican senators, including Mike Lee (Utah) and Rick Scott (Fla.), say they will object to adjourning the Senate for the August recess unless the SAVE America Act is passed, but those objections could be overridden if 60 senators vote to leave town.

Back to the spineless, intestineless and gormless John Thune:

“We’re going to have some conversations over the course of the next couple of days,” he said. “If somebody can show me how we get an outcome, how we get a result, how we get an answer to this, I’m all for it.

“But if we’re going to be sitting here in endless quorum calls, I don’t know if that’s in anybody’s best interest,” he added, warning of the prospect of spending hours and hours next month reading through the Senate’s roster of names while the floor sits empty.

Thune also pointed out that colleagues facing tough races need to get home to campaign to keep the Senate in Republican control.

The Senators MUST get reelected so that they can continue to not pass legislation that 80% of America supports. Sounds like a plan to me.

John Thune was on with Sean Hannity (ugh to them both) last night. Two ways to pass the SAVE America Act through Reconciliation or the Talking Filibuster. Thune thinks the Dems are salivating for the Talking Filibuster.

JUST IN: Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the SAVE America Act likely needs to be passed under RECONCILIATION — 50 votes + JD Vance — instead of the talking filibuster

"We have a possibility through budget reconciliation."

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— Sergeant News Network (@sgtnewsnetwork) July 28, 2026

President Trump HAS prioritized the SAVE America Act. More from The Hill:

Trump on Monday demanded that Thune keep the Senate in session through August to force debate and votes on the SAVE America Act, which would need 60 votes to pass.

So far, not a single Democrat has voted for the legislation and several Republicans, including Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.) have also voted against it.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Oh, just get on with this. My Congressman Tim Burchett has voted for the SAVE Act in the House over and over. Well done, you. He may grow up to be a Senator someday.

It’s Senators Ma’am. I am in the House. I have voted to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT multiple times. https://t.co/vSECZ3a27K

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) July 27, 2026

Then, he can vote against John Thune. Huzzah!

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