Trump again calls Noem for Thune primary, despite his refusal

President TrumpDonald Trump Trump hotel in DC raises room rates for the inauguration of Biden Republican Party Legislator criticizes Trump and colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ the election Video shows long lines on the last day of early voting in Georgia MORE on Friday he repeated his summons to the governor of south dakota Kristi NoemKristi Lynn NoemNoem dismisses Thune’s challenge after Trump criticizes Senator Trump attacks Thune: ‘He will be primate in 2022’ Ducey to lead Republican governors MORE (R) for whip of the majority in the Senate John ThuneJohn Randolph ThuneHawley confuses GOP with Electoral College fights Trump’s pressure for K stimulus checks comes to an end in the Hawley Senate to challenge Senate Electoral College results MORE (RS.D.), despite his refusal last week.

Trump used Twitter to promote Noem and criticize Thune as a “RINO”, or Republican in name only, after the senator rejected Trump’s efforts to overthrow the elected president Joe BidenJoe BidenBidens honors frontline workers in NYE speech: “We owe them, we owe them, we owe them” Hotel Trump in DC raises room rates for Biden’s grand openingelectoral victory of.

I hope to see the great governor of South Dakota @KristiNoem, run against RINO @SenJohnThune, in the next 2022 Primary. She would do a fantastic job in the United States Senate, but if it’s not Kristi, others are already lining up. South Dakota wants strong leadership, NOW!

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2021

Noem said last week that she is I am not interested in challenging Thune in the Republican primaries.

“I am honored to be governor of South Dakota and will ask the people to give me the opportunity to continue serving as governor in 2022,” she tweeted.

.@johnthune he is a friend of mine and I will not challenge him. I am honored to be Governor of South Dakota and will ask the people to give me the opportunity to continue to serve as Governor in 2022.

– Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) December 23, 2020

Noem has been a staunch ally of the president and is considered a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

Trump attacked Thune in recent weeks after the South Dakota senator said pressure from the House president and Republicans to challenge the Electoral College’s certified vote next Wednesday “sink like a dead dog.“

The president criticized Thune in a tweet last week, saying: “He will have primacy in 2022, his political career is over !!!”

Thune spoke out publicly and in particular against the effort led by Rep. Mo BrooksMorris (Mo) Jackson BrooksPence’s role is limited in counting electoral votes. The Wall Street Journal editorial board takes down Trump’s ’embarrassing Electoral College mess’. Here are the Republicans planning to challenge the results of the Electoral College MORE (R-Ala.), Arguing that he was “not going anywhere” in the Senate. Since his comments, Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David Hawley GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump, colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ Pence’s election. (R-Mo.) He said he will contest the Electoral College vote, which means that a debate will be forced in Congress.

Republican leadership in the Senate has encouraged its members not to participate in the Electoral College challenge.