John Thune is now the Senate majority leader.
- The Senate majority leader is now Sen. John Thune, who was elected by Republicans.
- Thune defeated Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
- Several allies of President-elect Donald Trump, including Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson, supported Scott to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP caucus leader.
On Wednesday, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was chosen by Republicans to serve as the Senate majority leader.
The GOP caucus leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, was replaced by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
Democrats will lose their majority control of the Senate starting in early January, with Republicans set to hold it for the next two years.
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