WASHINGTON (The Thursday Times) — Senate Republicans ne John Thune ko dobara apna qaid muntakhib kar liya hai. South Dakota ke senator us waqt bhi party ki qiyadat karenge jab guzishta hafte ke midterm intikhabat mein bhari nuqsan ke baad aiwan ka control Democrats ko muntaqil hoga.
Thune Mangal ko Americi Capitol mein ek band kamra ijlas mein bila muqabla muntakhib hue, halanke kuch Republican senators chahte thay ke vote us waqt tak muakhkhar kiya jaye jab tak party yeh na samajh le ke kya ghalat hua. Woh Sadr Donald Trump ki muddat ke aakhri do barson mein 120vin Congress mein Republican aqalliyat ki qiyadat karenge.
Vote ke baad ek bayan mein Thune ne kaha: “Mujhe fakhr hai ke 120vin Congress mein Senate Republican Conference ki qiyadat ke liye mujhe un ka musalsal aitmaad aur himayat hasil hai.”
‘Khud ehtisabi’ ke mutalbe
Midterm intikhabat mein Republicans kam az kam saat Senate nishasten haar gaye, jabke Alaska aur Mississippi ke nataij ka abhi elaan nahin hua. Wisconsin ke senator Ron Johnson ne qiyadat ka vote muakhkhar karne ke liye ek khat gardish karaya aur kaha ke party ko “haqeeqi khud ehtisabi” ki zaroorat hai.
Johnson ne tasleem kiya ke koi bhi Thune ko challenge karne ke liye aage nahin aaya. Unhon ne sahafiyon se kaha: “Yehi to hamara masla hai, yeh ohda kaun chahega?” Missouri ke senator Josh Hawley ne kaha ke agar vote baad mein hota to “shayad koi” muqabil samne aata, aur usi qiyadat ki itni jald tauseeq se jane wale paigham par sawal uthaya.
Thune ne kaha ke shikast ko kisi ek maamle se nahin joda ja sakta. Unhon ne kaha: “Mera khayal hai har election mein yeh kabhi ek cheez nahin hoti. Yeh kai cheezon ka majmooa tha, aur sab se aham, Americi awam ke liye mehngai thi.”
Woh vote se pehle khabardar kar chuke thay ke tawanai ki barhti qeematen party ko nuqsan pohancha rahi hain, aur September mein ek TV interview mein kaha tha ke Iran ke sath jang voters ke liye “baqi sab par hawi” ho gayi hai.
Jordan aiwan ke Republicans ki qiyadat karenge
Aiwan-e-Numaindgan mein Republicans ne Ohio ke Jim Jordan ko apna aqalliyati qaid chun liya, jo party qiyadat mein un ka pehla ohda hai. Woh aiwan ke Republicans ki sarbarahi mein Speaker Mike Johnson ki jagah lenge, jo January mein nayi Congress ke ijlas ke waqt aqalliyat mein honge.
Ab agar Republicans koi qanoon manzoor karana chahein to Thune ko Democrats ke control wali Congress ke sath kaam karna hoga, jabke White House, jis ne apni mutnaza tareen policies par date rehne ka ishara diya hai, 2028 ke intikhabat ki taraf dekh raha hai.
