In their words · Updated August 5, 2026
Senate Majority Leader
2 verified quotes on the record, July 5, 2026 to July 28, 2026. Every one is a character-for-character copy from its source; the lens colors mark the outlets and channels that carried the words, never the person.
As printed Jul 28
“Show me how this ends. What's the picture of victory at the end?”
on demanding Trump explain how staying in session passes the SAVE America Act
Printed by PBS NewsHour Center / Nonpartisan 'Show me how this ends.' Thune responds to Trump's escalated calls to pass SAVE America Act ›
As printed Jul 5
“there are not the votes to nuke the filibuster and there aren't going to be 10 Democrat votes to all of a sudden support the SAVE America Act. Those are just hard realities and I think people at some point have to come to grips with that.”
on the legislative impossibility of Trump's SAVE Act without Democrats
Printed by Truthout Democratic Socialist Trump Uses Speech at Mount Rushmore to Warn Against “Communist Menace” ›
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