John Thune elected as the Republican leader of the United States Senate, candidate supported by Musk defeated.

Finance Network News on November 14th (Edited by Niu Zhanlin) On Wednesday local time, in a vote held by Republican senators in the United States, Senator John Thune of South Dakota was elected as the Senate Republican leader and will become the majority leader in the Senate. In this power struggle, Thune defeated Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Trump did not explicitly support any candidate, while some of Trump's allies - Musk, Tucker Carlson, and Robert Kennedy Jr. - supported Scott as the Senate Republican leader. However, in the actual vote, Scott received the fewest votes among the three competitors and was eliminated in the first round of secret ballot voting. In the subsequent second round of voting, Thune defeated Cornyn by 29 to 24. Thune later said in a statement, "I am very honored to have won the support of my colleagues to lead the Senate. This Republican team will unite under President Trump's agenda, and our work starts today." The defeated candidate Scott claimed that although he did not get the desired outcome, he would work with Thune to complete President Trump's agenda. The 2024 U.S. presidential election voting day is scheduled for November 5th, and the next U.S. president, hundreds of members of Congress, and many state and local officials will be elected. At present, the Republican Party has won control of the Senate, while the control of the House of Representatives remains uncertain. Starting in early January next year for the next two years, Republicans will hold the majority seats in the Senate (53), while the Democrats currently have control of the Senate. Since 2019, Thune has been the number two Republican in the Senate and has also served as chairman of the Commerce Committee, responsible for issues ranging from social media to telecommunications regulation. It is worth noting that Thune has previously criticized Trump. In August, he warned that Trump's proposed tariff increases were a plan that could trigger inflation. He emphasized his long-standing support for free trade agreements that help strengthen agricultural exports in his state. Congress has given the president broad powers to modify tariffs to address national security and other issues, so Trump's tariff policy may not need to be voted on by Congress. However, conflicts between Trump and Thune on trade policy may lead to party divisions at critical times. Furthermore, Thune also supports providing aid to Ukraine, which contradicts Trump's views. However, Thune stated in an article this week that his priority is to support Trump's agenda, including cracking down on immigration, reducing prices, increasing domestic energy production, and implementing tax reduction plans. While the Senate was voting, Trump returned to the White House for a meeting with Biden. Biden welcomed Trump's arrival and called for a smooth transition of power. This article is from "Finance Network News" and was edited by GMTEight: Liu Xuan.