US President-elect, Donald Trump, pledged during his election campaign to raise customs duties on goods imported into the United States, especially from China, while the new Republican majority leader in the Senate, John Thune, was known for his defense of the principle of freedom of trade.
On Thursday, the majority Republicans elected Thune (63 years old) as President of the US Senate.
Thune, who belongs to a relatively traditional Republican line, defeated Rick Scott, who is supported by Trump, and Elon Musk, following a secret ballot vote.
Could Thune’s rise constitute a nucleus of opposition to Trump’s policies from within the Republican Party?
American analyst Larry Korb, who belongs to the Democratic Party, believes that “there will inevitably be opposition to Trump within the Republican camp” because the party has people with different views “even if they belong to one party.”
In a call with the Al-Hurra website, Korb, who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense during the era of former Democratic President Ronald Reagan, confirmed that Trump’s policies and decisions do not meet with consensus among Republicans, “and this may result in an opposition movement,” especially from those loyal to the traditional Republican line. Who strongly defends the principle of the free market.
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On Wednesday, Republicans in the US Senate elected Senator John Thune to the position of Senate Majority Leader for the next two years, replacing Mitch McConnell, who will step down next January.
Commenting on this scene, the American analyst, Paulo Van Chirac, said that Trump, and behind him Musk, preferred Scott to Thune, and perhaps this indicates that the two men’s lines are not in complete agreement.
However, in a call with Al-Hurra website, he stressed that “things are currently going according to what Trump sees.”
Van Chirac pointed out that the president-elect enjoys great confidence among Republicans, which is why “it is difficult to see opposition now because Trump is still strong, but in the future there may be a core of opponents… who knows.”
Van Schirack, a professor of political science and international relations at Bay Atlantic University in Washington, DC, pointed out that although Republicans did not criticize Trump’s choice – for example – of Fox News presenter Pete Hegseth for the position of Secretary of Defense in his administration, “we did not hear anyone… He praises him…the man has no experience, other than his conscription in the ranks of the American Army.”
Van Chirac saw this as evidence that there is silent opposition to what Trump decides, but it will remain dormant as long as the man is strong “surrounded by people who have great loyalty to him.”
He added, “Until the next midterm elections, I do not imagine that there will be opposition, but after that, yes.” He pointed out that most presidents who enjoyed the support of a congressional majority lost it after two years following the midterm elections.
Thune’s relationship with the president-elect was not always strong, as the senator criticized Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Thune is seeking to reset his relationship with Trump after a turbulent period that followed the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the US Capitol building, according to an agency report.Bloomberg“.
Earlier this week, Thune said he was open to Trump’s request that the next Senate GOP leader support his ability to bypass Senate confirmation procedures with appointments during parliamentary recesses.
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Republican US Senator John Thune was elected on Wednesday to the position of Senate Majority Leader for the next two years.
Thune was first elected to the Senate in 2004, after representing South Dakota in the House of Representatives. Before joining Congress, Thune worked at the Small Business Administration under former President Ronald Reagan and served as executive director of his state’s Republican Party.
Thune is well-respected among Republicans and is seen as a leader capable of taking on the mantle that McConnell has held for so long.
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