Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., wants President-elect Donald Trump not to intervene in the election for Senate GOP leader.

Thune said it would be best for Trump to remain neutral in the election, according to a report by The Hill.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., are also running for leader.

Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect’s son who was heavily involved in Trump’s successful 2024 campaign, once called Thune and Cornyn a RINO in February.

“RINO Senators John Thune and John Cornyn want to replace Mitch McConnell, once they finally let him pasture. They both also voted to send billions more to Ukraine,” he wrote on be within our reach To prevent either of these two RINOs from becoming leader of the Senate!

Scott said The daily signal After Trump’s victory, the Senate Republican conference under the leadership of outgoing leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been run like a “dictatorship.” He said Trump’s decisive victory requires new leadership in the Senate.

Scott was elected to a second term on Tuesday. Cornyn was first elected to the Senate in 2002. Thune was elected in 2004.