Thune says GOP would welcome Fetterman if he leaves the Democratic Party

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on Tuesday that Republicans would welcome Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) into their caucus if the maverick lawmaker opted to leave the Democratic Party. “We would welcome him,” Thune said when asked if he’d talked to Fetterman about jumping ship. “I haven’t talked to him recently. I have had…