The Republican Party is trying to maintain a majority in the Senate in November, and John Tune is anxious to get Republican senators out of the Capitol and go to the front line of the election campaign. But first, he has to get through the next eight days. As Senate Majority Leader, Tune plans to first complete government funding, confirm dozens of Trump nominees, and grant the president new powers to sanction Russian trade partners before allowing lawmakers to adjourn for five weeks. However, Trump disrupted Thun's adjournment schedule and threw out a series of political tests one after another. On Wednesday, while Thun was being interviewed at the National Assembly office, this situation of layered pressure was unfolding. At about the same time, Trump insisted in the Oval Office that Thun “had enough votes” to abolish the lengthy debate rules that had been in use in the Senate for a long time and pass the Republican election bill. He also publicly questioned whether Thun was fit to lead the Senate Republican Party. Trump told reporters: “We'll wait and see. I'll let you know the results later.”

The Republican Party is trying to maintain a majority in the Senate in November, and John Tune is anxious to get Republican senators out of the Capitol and go to the front line of the election campaign. But first, he has to get through the next eight days. As Senate Majority Leader, Tune plans to first complete government funding, confirm dozens of Trump nominees, and grant the president new powers to sanction Russian trade partners before allowing lawmakers to adjourn for five weeks. However, Trump disrupted Thun's adjournment schedule and threw out a series of political tests one after another. On Wednesday, while Thun was being interviewed at the National Assembly office, this situation of layered pressure was unfolding. At about the same time, Trump insisted in the Oval Office that Thun “had enough votes” to abolish the lengthy debate rules that had been in use in the Senate for a long time and pass the Republican election bill. He also publicly questioned whether Thun was fit to lead the Senate Republican Party. Trump told reporters: “We'll wait and see. I'll let you know the results later.”