Melanie Zanona on Kash Patel Pick: John Thune Knows He Can’t Go in Trump’s Crosshairs

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All right ░░░░░░░░ majority leader John Thune ░░░░░░░░ on Meet the Press ░░░░░░░░ morning Listen what he ░░░░░░░░ about the prospects of ░░░░░░░░ Patel as FBI director ░░░░░░░░ FBI is an agency ░░░░░░░░ I think is in ░░░░░░░░ of reform And it ░░░░░░░░ a good makeover so ░░░░░░░░ speak and probably a ░░░░░░░░ amount of housecleaning when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the just ░░░░░░░░ perception of the American ░░░░░░░░ have of it These ░░░░░░░░ that the American people ░░░░░░░░ to have confidence and ░░░░░░░░ in I think that ░░░░░░░░ and trust is largely ░░░░░░░░ and there is an ░░░░░░░░ to fix that I ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ down met with him ░░░░░░░░ think he understands that ░░░░░░░░ the mission Melanie you ░░░░░░░░ the congressional correspondent at ░░░░░░░░ table Read those tea ░░░░░░░░ for us That was ░░░░░░░░ Thune trying to say ░░░░░░░░ nice about Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ no world I think ░░░░░░░░ John Thune pick Kash ░░░░░░░░ as his pick to ░░░░░░░░ the FBI It s ░░░░░░░░ Trump s Trump He ░░░░░░░░ the majority leader he ░░░░░░░░ to repair his relationship ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and John ░░░░░░░░ knows he can t ░░░░░░░░ out in front of ░░░░░░░░ and get in his ░░░░░░░░ like that So mason ░░░░░░░░ that Kash Patel will ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed There is ░░░░░░░░ openness of Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ him over the finish ░░░░░░░░ despite the reservations I ░░░░░░░░ your mouth is open ░░░░░░░░ now but that is ░░░░░░░░ reality on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ down multiple routes of ░░░░░░░░ some nominations and getting ░░░░░░░░ Trump’s bad side.