John Thune
Role at the time: U.S. senator from South Dakota and Senate majority leader
Explicitly stayed out
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
“Well, that’s a good question. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Why we used this label
The report describes Thune as declining to answer the question. His quotation defers a position rather than expressing support or opposition.
Bloomberg reporting on congressional responses to Trump’s $5,000 proposal (opens in a new tab)Reported quotations from Senate and House Republicans (web lines 141–178).
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