President-elect Donald Trump should give GOP senators room to decide about the race to pick outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s successor, according to Senate Republican Whip John Thune, one of the three lawmakers in contention for the role.

In recent days, the South Dakota Republican argued that it would be in Trump’s “best interests” to remain neutral in the race, The Hill reported Friday.

McConnell’s successor will be picked during a secret ballot vote Nov. 13.

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