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Trump adviser calls for alternative to Thune for Senate GOP leader
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President Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz publicly called on Senate Republicans to look beyond Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) Thursday, accusing the party of “rewarding failure” after sweeping midterm losses. “Why do Hill Republicans insist on rewarding failure?
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