Mitch McConnell Groomed John Thune’s Disturbing History Of Embracing Open Border Policies

South Dakota United States Senator John Thune, who Mitch McConnell has groomed to take his place as Senate GOP Leader, has a disturbing history of embracing open borders. Senator Thune has a habit of crying to CNN’s Manu Raj about President Trump’s secure border policies. In 2019, Thune told CNN he was against President Trump declaring a National Emergency to build the border wall. Trump was forced to declare a National Emergency to build the wall after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer refused to pass any bill in Congress that would fund wall construction. Senator Thune has also come out against President Trump’s statements about illegal immigrants destroying America, telling CNN, “My grandfather’s an immigrant, so that’s not a view I share.” Sadly, Thune has a long list of anti-Trump statements. On October 8th, 2016, Thune called on Trump…