Press Releases
Thune, Cotton Slam Biden Admin for Releasing Dangerous Guantanamo Bay Detainees
January 7, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and incoming Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today released the following statements after the Biden administration announced it was transferring 11 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman. “In the wake of an ISIS-inspired terror attack in New Orleans last week, it is appalling that President Biden would pursue an 11th-hour attempt to release the same detainees that were rejected for transfe… Continue Reading
01.05.25
Thune Joins Face the Nation, Meet the Press
January 5, 2025 Click here to watch Face the Nation and here to watch Meet the Press. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Margaret Brennan on CBS’ Face the Nation and Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press. On confirming President Trump’s nominees: “We’re gonna do everything we can to ensure that he has the people he wants in place. I think you give great deference and latitude to a president when it comes to people he wants to put into key positions. Th… Continue Reading
01.03.25
Thune Joins Fox News to Discuss 119th Congress Priorities, President Trump Nominees
“It is a dangerous world… and it’s become increasingly dangerous as a result of failed policies of the Biden-Harris administration and a lack of strength projected on the global stage.” January 3, 2025 Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Fox News to discuss the urgent need to confirm President Trump’s national security nominees and the importance of American resolve in the face of global threats. On confirming President T… Continue Reading
