Donald Trump Attacks GOP South Dakota Senator in One of His First Tweets of 2021
On 1/1/21 at 3:28 PM EST
President Donald Trump s first tweet of 2021 came Friday morning in the form of a a simple HAPPY NEW YEAR! A few hours later, however, he attacked fellow Republican John Thune, the senior U.S. senator from South Dakota.
Along with calling Thune a RINO (a derogatory used by some on the right for Republicans In Name Only ) in his Twitter message, he also expressed his desire for the state s GOP governor, Kristi Noem, to run for Thune s senate seat in 2022.
His tweet from Friday afternoon read: I hope to see the great Governor of South Dakota@KristiNoem, run against RINO@SenJohnThune, in the upcoming 2022 Primary. She would do a fantastic job in the U.S. Senate, but if not Kristi, others are already lining up. South Dakota wants strong leadership, NOW!
By Josh FeldmanJan 1st, 2021, 2:53 pm
President
Donald Trump is winding down his term in office lashing out at Republicans who aren’t backing his attempts to overturn the election.
He recently went after Senate Majority Whip
“He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!” Trump tweeted.
After that tweet, there was some talk that South Dakota Governor
Kristi Noem could primary Thune in two years. Noem tweeted afterwards that Thune is a friend, she won’t primary him, and she’s running for governor again.
.@johnthune is a friend of mine, and I will not be challenging him. I’m honored to be Governor of South Dakota and will ask the people to give me an opportunity to continue serving them as Governor in 2022.
The City of Sioux Falls and the State of South Dakota, in general, is always welcoming new residents and prides itself on being all inclusive. To reflect and acknowledge this mindset, South Dakota will provide the driver’s license application, the study manual, and the written test in Spanish beginning in January 2021.
According to a press release from the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, this long-awaited change is a result of Senate Bill 70. Senate Bill 70 was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday, March 20th of 2020. At the time Governor Noem signed this important piece of legislation, South Dakota became the 48th state to offer the driver s license exam in a language other than English.