Thune Says ‘There’s Not Anything We Can Do’ To Stop Trump From Repeating Election Claims

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) believes that focusing on the 2020 election will not help Republicans in the future but admits that the party cannot do anything to stop former President Donald Trump from claiming the election was stolen.

CNN’s Manu Raju asked Thune on Tuesday about the former president’s claim that the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was a “lovefest.”

“That’s not what any of us here experienced,” he responded.

He continued, “Trying to rehash and revisit and re-litigate the past election is not a winning strategy for trying to get the majorities back in 2022.”

Raju asked the South Dakota senator if Trump’s claims of widespread fraud will hurt the party’s chances in the 2022 midterms.

“I mean, he’s gonna keep saying it. There’s not anything we can do about it,” Thune said.

He added, “But like I said, anytime you’re talking about the past, you’re not talking about the future. And I think the future is where we’re gonna live.”

Since the election, Trump has repeated his unfounded claims that widespread fraud tilted the results in President Joe Biden’s favor.

As The Washington Post reports, several Republican candidates across the country are focusing on the 2020 election and Trump’s claims of election fraud.