GOP senators rebuke press secretary Karoline Leavitt

politicsJul 24, 2026241,251

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and multiple Republican senators publicly rebuked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt after Leavitt told reporters the president's "patience is running out" with Thune and demanded the Senate "do its job" amid a stalemate over the SAVE America Act. Thune pushed back, saying White House officials should be "on the phone" to find votes and pointing to Democrats as the floor obstacle. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) mocked Leavitt's fitness for the role and said he has "1000 percent confidence in Thune." Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Thune "enjoys well-deserved support from the caucus." Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) warned the White House strategy was creating a "circular firing squad for Republicans," and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said, "John can't put a gun to people's heads and make them vote a particular way." The publicly aired conflict reflects mounting tensions between Senate GOP leadership and President Donald Trump's White House as lawmakers try to marshal votes on the president's legislative priorities nearly 100 days before midterm elections. The dispute centers on whether the White House or Senate leaders will deliver votes for the SAVE America Act and could influence how Republicans coordinate messaging and vote-counting ahead of upcoming legislative fights.

Bill Grueskin

@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Keep in mind that these failed subpoenas were personally authorized by Todd Blanche, who is set to become the next Attorney General — unless a few GOP senators stand in the way

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Chris Greene11

And issued by the office run by Jay Clayton, DNI nominee. They deserve each other.

BlueBird3

Everything is performative, expensive, and we're all less safe and less free because no one is defending justice while Todd Blanche is Trump's consigliere.

coalminephoenix.bsky.social2

And of course the Senators are being persuaded to ignore anything about ethics, rules, law by how much money can be diverted to their states.

Joanne2

Sadly, to stand in the way of Todd Blanche becoming the next AG, GOP senators would have to find a spine. History sadly tells us they won’t.

upstateny.bsky.social2

"Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain." -Liz Cheney

Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman1

Not of any import, just odd that a caption about the new plane is under a photo of the old one.

Steve Benen

@stevebenen.com

History is filled with examples of presidents clashing privately with Senate majority leaders, but it’s extraordinary to see Team Trump launch a public offensive against John Thune. Making matters worse is the degree to which the White House’s attacks don’t make sense. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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sjeary.bsky.social2

trump will never allow himself to take any blame for ANYTHING. Blame equals accountability and he can’t allow that.

clnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦1

Thune’s days are numbered. Trump will invent a pretext to replace him.

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bjkeefe4

Well, this should help smooth things over. ;) bsky.app/profile/stev...

Clare Blackwood

@clareblackwood.bsky.social

Karoline Leavitt Defends The Non-Political Dodgers Visiting The White House youtu.be/NQgKk0PkDnU

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Clare Blackwood13

As always, please share around if it makes you laugh and/or you enjoy saying fuck the Dodgers! Also check out my Patreon! I would love to make things like this all the time and your support is what will enable me to do so! As Karoline Leavitt says, thank you! www.patreon.com/clareblackwoodcomedy

Laura S1

I hope they all catch something from being around *gestures emphatically* all of that

Lee West

@whodat35.bsky.social

What do you call “state media” that conducts a willful OMISSION of key facts like this? Now that Trump, Susie Wiles, Karoline Leavitt, Pete Hegseth and Blanche are in charge of the unofficial Office of Censorship, the courts are our only guardrail. Some good news: www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/d...

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Lee West5

Speaking of omission of facts: Seems the hollowed out DOJ by design, is now limping along using our tax dollars for bogus and frivolous lawsuit attacks on the FREE free press and taxpayers are stuck with the bill for their incompetence. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...

Bill1

Fox… most of the administration is former Fox News flunkies

Adrian1

Just another day in the corrupt trump capital. bsky.app/profile/jadr...

KB DogsRule1

Jared Kushner better be investigated if we survive this nightmare.

ElizabethC 💙🐸

@econklin44.bsky.social

Here's a good exercise for us all. A chance to tell the members of McConnell's staff that they're not doing their boss's power & reputation any good by this farce. With him gone, they'll be great candidates for jobs w/ other GOP Senators, even though there may be fewer of them next year. #ProudBlue

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Jonathan

@frakitall.bsky.social

Trump's legislative tantrums against Thune prove he'd rather sabotage his own party than admit defeat.

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cassiesmom.bsky.social2

The patience of the electorate is past running out!

Cheri Jacobus

@cherijacobus.bsky.social

On Trump press sec's return from paid maternity leave, @briankarem.bsky.social says "Karoline Leavitt, the presidential pep secretary, I cannot call her the press secretary because she's two pom-poms away from being a cheerleader." Clips by @cvmedia.bsky.social www.patreon.com/c/PoliticsWi...

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Mack Butterfield

@mack2114.bsky.social

Trump's patience is wearing thin with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, according to the White House, as the top Senate Republican struggles to unite his party to pass legislation Trump has demanded to overhaul voting in federal elections. Too bad Chump. Suck it. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Lori Jean 🟦

@loraluwma.bsky.social

Because its the law. If they repeal the law back to pre 2024 then he would have to pick from GOP senators. Right now they are down a vote. The GOP is a mess, why give them a win.

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#TuckFrump

@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

GOP senators erupt at Karoline Leavitt: 'John can’t put a gun to people’s heads!' #RawStory

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endtheoligarchs.bsky.social

@endtheoligarchs.bsky.social

Thank the GOP Senators voting for unqualified nominees for FDA, CDC, NIH, etc..some of these GOP Senators being doctors and still they voted for unqualified candidates....they don't care, they have health insurance, disability ins, retirement pensions, plus insider trading making them more rich...

913h ago

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@thecoffeygrounds.bsky.social

Blocked for posting my opinion and link to petition for Gov. Beshear to assert powers of his office. ❄️'s McConnell said & did this: “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it,” McConnell was reported as saying. kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/24/t...

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Lise Latulippe

@liselatulippe.bsky.social

"We're at 52," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told NOTUS, referring to how the GOP is effectively short of the 53 seats it nominally holds in the Senate. "This is the reality." www.rawstory.com/gop-senate-m...

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dorothyeubanks.bsky.social

@dorothyeubanks.bsky.social

And the Senate immediately voted it down!! All GOP senators voted to kill the bill!

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Ellen Enders

@ellenenders.bsky.social

Karoline leavitt brags that trump’s speech will be “unifying yet vicious” and “entertaining “ What will be entertaining is when she will have to testify under oath to the House Oversight committee. Eff her and her fake lips

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