
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he'll help Trump understand "what's realistic" in the Senate
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Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's committed to helping Donald Trump "achieve success" when Trump returns to the White House, but Thune said he will convey to the president-elect "what's realistic" in the Senate.
"We want to get to the same destination, but I think at times, there will be differences in how we get there," Thune said in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "And I think I have to spell out as clearly as I can to anybody who asks, what the challenges are in the Senate."
Thune stressed that the Senate, with a new Republican majority, functions differently than the House, where members are faced with reelection every two years. Thune said that "understanding the unique aspects of how the Senate operates is something that I'm going to have to be able to share and convey to the President and help him understand."

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