As we have written recently, leftists will screech and howl at anyone over anything, including fellow far-leftie and Jeopardy host Ken Jennings for the unforgivable sin of ... playing New York Times word games.
On the conservative side of the aisle, we know how to bully people too. It's just that we tend to do that to more important people, like the Senate Majority Leader, and about more important issues, like critical election integrity legislation that 80 percent of American citizens—even registered Democrats—support.
We're sympathetic to the fact that John Thune does not have a 60-vote majority to pass the SAVE America Act. But in the modern political climate, wishing for a majority that large in the Senate is like wishing for monkeys to fly out of Mitch McConnell's butt.
It's not going to happen.
Conservatives want Thune to do something, to use any of the other tools at his disposal, like reconciliation, a talking filibuster, or even nuking the filibuster, which is a drastic step, but one that Democrats will inevitably take anyway if they ever get control of the Senate.
What NOBODY wants Thune to do is ... absolutely nothing while he ponders calling a 37-day recess and visits county fairs in South Dakota.
Great to catch up with folks at the Butte/Lawrence County Fair. pic.twitter.com/5sXIlWZrTh
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) July 31, 2026
Oh, boy. This was NOT going to go the way he wanted it to.
We're not saying that Thune's social media team is as cringeworthy as Governor Gavin Newsom, but if they didn't realize that this post was going to result in an EPIC beatdown and ratio, they might be just as dumb as Team Newsom.
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I don’t know who is doing your social media, but people seem to be perturbed that you haven’t passed the SAVE America Act. https://t.co/U4JKH6Gw3Y pic.twitter.com/TerhSzMogL
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 1, 2026
'Perturbed.' That's one way of saying it.
Scott Presler is always so polite.
Not everyone else is, though. It got very ugly very quickly.
Saying this traitorous hack is out of touch would be the understatement of the century.
— Brandon 🇺🇸🥓🥃 (@Brash_1) August 1, 2026
We’re one stolen election away from becoming Spain and @LeaderJohnThune’s picnicking in South Dakota.
No matter your level of disdain for Thune, it’s not nearly enough. He is the worst,… https://t.co/9Lpb6t8kZ2
Here’s what the future holds for you Johnny pic.twitter.com/vwmIBKK6SK
— Wanye Kest (@skeeminarmenian) August 1, 2026
Make public humiliation of weak politicians great again.
Get the f*** back to Washington and do what we pay you for Boy!!! pic.twitter.com/FQrxpdt8wV
— Bones1776 (@HDBONES103) August 1, 2026
Look at what Dear @LeaderJohnThune is doing instead of fulfilling the constitutional, legal & common sense wishes of Americans. After the BBB passed, Thune should have put the Senate on the SA Act. Instead, he went to work on Leftist priorities, to run out the clock on the USA. https://t.co/OzxAg32d41
— The Chris Salcedo Show (@CSalcedoShow) August 1, 2026
Whew. Tough crowd.
But what made the post even more embarrassing for Thune was not simply that people on X are mad at him. It was also that everyone at the county fair looked pissed off that Thune was there with them.
They all look mad. https://t.co/mIJATbaFE6
— TheMorningSpew2 (@TheMorningSpew2) August 1, 2026
As they should be.
Look at their faces. I don’t think they are buying his bulls*** either. https://t.co/AtSkfYcWqu
— Matt Murphy (@mattmurphyshow) August 1, 2026
Some closeups seem to confirm this hypothesis.
💀💀💀#FireThune https://t.co/GgedhTQj8i pic.twitter.com/jl2UOA1FSm
— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) August 1, 2026
Those South Dakota men are looking at Thune like he's wearing a White Dudes for Harris t-shirt and eating vegan barbecue.
EXACTLY what we're ALL FEELING towards you right now, Senator Thune. pic.twitter.com/AhqNRxpgkX
— MƈLιႦҽɾTҽα (@McLiberTea) August 1, 2026
Yep, the ladies look pretty unimpressed, too.
LOL! They look disgusted by him.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 1, 2026
America is done with @LeaderJohnThune https://t.co/PGNTWm33VJ
One creative person used AI to show just how disgusted they were with him:
— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) August 1, 2026
LOL.
We appreciate that this AI-generated video was PG-13 enough to include in a Twitchy article.
And nary an undisgusted look by any of those very, very few there. And with you, standing over two of them like you're looking down on the unwashed. Stop playing the role of ghoul and SECURE OUR ELECTIONS. pic.twitter.com/5lNEss99RM
— ♞ Steven Douglas 🇺🇸 (@StevieDougie) August 1, 2026
In some ways, he's even worse than Democrats.
We KNOW that the Left hates America and wants to undermine our elections. But Thune refusing to listen to the overwhelming voices of most Americans is why so many people hate the government.
I hope they told you to Pass the Save America Act! https://t.co/QDJdAqPxUe
— 1776 Patriot (@marcir4) July 31, 2026
We guarantee they did.
But Thune won't listen to them either.
Tell me you’re ignoring the American people without telling me. https://t.co/22kAPkfZzr
— Mike S 🇺🇸 (@mkejunk) July 31, 2026
Oh, he's telling us, alright.
Sure would be amazing to see you posting pictures of yourself passing the Save America Act🇺🇸, instead of the ones showing you avoiding doing the job you were elected to do, BE a leader, NOT a coward @johnthune https://t.co/hcTMmTooJ1
— Ken Shafer (@KenShafer) August 1, 2026
Get the SAVE Act passed. Don’t go on August recess vacation. Do your job!
— Elisabeth (@grizzlymamabear) August 1, 2026
How can you pass the SAVE ACT at a county fair? pic.twitter.com/tvtYO6gAGm
— TXAggie93 (@TXAggie93) July 31, 2026
He can't. But he can try to fundraise for himself at one.
Priorities, you know.
27% approval rating among South Dakota residents
— Sowellstradamus (@sowellstradamus) August 1, 2026
TWENTY SEVEN PERCENT https://t.co/g6xDHOxL7C
If Thune keeps this up and refuses to move the SAVE Act forward, he might sink as low as national Democrats in his approval rating—but in his HOME STATE.
Two other things also will happen:
Democrats will continue to cheat in our elections, and John Thune will lose his job in 2028.
We hope everyone at the county fair reminded him about that second thing.
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