Video: Thune Says He Is Confident Republicans Will Hold the Senate and Will Not Have to Work With Speaker Jeffries
Fox posted a clip of Senate Majority Leader John Thune brushing off forecasts that Democrats take the House. We relied on Fox's description only.
Fox News has posted a clip titled "Thune brushes off prospect of Hakeem Jeffries taking power as GOP faces midterm test." Fox's page is dated Oct. 23.
This post summarizes a Fox News video. We relied on Fox's title and description, not on watching or hearing the footage, so we cannot tell you what was said beyond that description.
What Fox says. According to the description, election forecasters see Democrats taking the House. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital he is confident Republicans will hold the Senate, and that he will not have to work with a potential Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. The description gives no polling figures, race names or length for the clip, and does not say who interviewed him.
Context. The midterms are Nov. 3. Our earlier reports on the Kansas Senate debate and the Maine Senate poll cover two races that bear on control of the chamber.
Note for readers: this is a campaign-season statement from the Senate majority leader about his own party's prospects. Treat it as his expectation, not a forecast. We have not seen the footage.