Thune Weighs in on Beef, Iran, Data Centers, SAVE Act

Thune Distances Himself from Trump on Data Centers and Beef Imports

Interviews Thune has given this week are the latest entries in the rift between the Senate majority leader and Trump after months of tension.

Trump’s lower-cost beef imports raise concerns for food safety

American consumers already squeezed by record beef prices now confront a new source of uncertainty as cheaper imported ground beef begins arriving in grocery stores. According to a report from the New York Post published Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on certain beef imports for 90 days took effect this week, opening […]

Thune “Sympathetic” to Trump But Kinda Sorta Agrees with Ranchers That Beef-Import Plan Is Bad

Senator John Thune joins his excuse-making colleague Senator Mike Rounds in soft-pedaling his criticism of Donald Trump’s really stupid plan to import foreign beef and sell it at a communist-…

Trump's beef import move 'hurts' American ranchers: Congressman

Congressman Troy Downing, a Montana Republican, believes it will benefit consumers, but not ranchers.

Thune weighs in on beef, Iran, data centers, SAVE Act

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune says that while he understands President Donald Trump's goal in temporarily increasing the amount of beef imported at a lower tariff, the senator wouldn't use the same strategy. "I'm sympathetic to what he's trying to get done," Thune said. "He's trying to lower beef prices, [...]