The chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party confirmed on camera that Senate Majority Leader John Thune personally requested that conservative activist Scott Pressler be barred from attending the state GOP convention.
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One of the episode's most explosive segments covers the treatment of conservative activist Scott Pressler at the South Dakota Republican Convention [1] — Vince Coglianese "John Thune personally arranged to have conservative activist Scott Pressler barred from the South Dakota Republican Convention. They even p…" 13:00 . Pressler arrived to politely advocate for the Save America Act but was turned away at the door. A video shows the sergeant-at-arms — a man Coglianese repeatedly calls 'the tool in the cowboy hat' — berating Pressler. The South Dakota GOP chairman then confirms on camera that Senate Majority Leader John Thune himself requested Pressler's exclusion. The damning detail: a photo of Pressler was placed on the check-in table so staff could identify and stop him at the door. Coglianese frames this as Thune effectively barring the entire grassroots movement from his territory.
John Thune personally arranged to have conservative activist Scott Pressler barred from the South Dakota Republican Convention. They even placed a photo of him at the entrance to make sure it happened — treating a grassroots ally like a security threat.
The South Dakota Republican Party came close to formally censuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune over his failure to pass the Save America Act. The voice vote was rejected, but it was tight — and the state party chairman issued a public apology to Scott Pressler.
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