‘Cause a lot of them are very angry at Republicans to be honest with you,” he said, noting that he’s not on the ballot and adding, “They’re not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans.” “I’m going to help Republicans,” Trump said. Trump declines to support Thune as leaderAs tensions have grown in recent weeks between Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump declined to support the South Dakota senator for another term leading Republicans in the chamber. The split between Trump and Thune has widened since Trump moved to take out fellow Republican, Sen. John Cornyn, in his primary in May. In the interview, Trump was much more complimentary of House Speaker Mike Johnson, whom he called a “fantastic person.”