President-elect Trump voices approval for John Thune as Senate leader

South Dakota official wins President-elect approval after earning elite job on Capitol Hill

South Dakota’s Sen. John Thune has earned a symbolic handshake from President-elect Donald Trump after years of cool relations between the two GOP leaders.

Trump broke his silence Thursday about the longtime Republican senator’s selection majority leader of the U.S. Senate, taking to social media to congratulate Thune on winning the job in a highly conte…