Thune urges Trump not to veto bipartisan housing bill: ‘Hope he doesn’t go there’

Published June 24, 2026 12:02pm ET | Updated June 24, 2026 1:25pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to veto a bipartisan housing bill, noting the overwhelming vote it got in the Senate earlier this week.

“It had 85 votes up here,” Thune told the Washington Examiner in an interview from his leadership suite. “I hope he doesn’t go there.”

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