Thune fumes as Mike Johnson hurls 'risky' political problems in his lap: Insiders
Source: Raw Story
July 17, 2026 8:51AM ET
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) are "on completely different planets" as they try to push President Donald Trump's agenda, Laura Weiss and Andrew Desiderio wrote for Punchbowl News on Friday.
Johnson muscled a $95 billion budget reconciliation bill through the House Budget Committee this week, aiming to fund the Pentagon, farm aid, and pieces of the SAVE America Act, Punchbowl reported.
Vice President JD Vance is fully behind the push but Thune has publicly trashed the chances of it surviving his chamber and warning of "significant political and procedural risks," according to the report.
The rift got personal fast, according to the report.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-thune-2677236725/
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