India, May 21 -- Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has rarely been in the news since being appointed in that role back in 2012. But on Wednesday she returned to headlines, thanks to a Trump Truth Social post targeting her.

Not only did Donald Trump target MacDonough, but he also blasted the Senate Republicans for retaining the Obama-era appointee in the post. The post of Senate Parliamentarian goes to a non-partisan official appointed by the Senate Majority Leader.

With Trump's post, the current GOP Senate Majority Leader, Senator John Thune of South Dakota, has come under extreme pressure. But Thune has previously praised MacDonough saying that she is "very steeped in the traditions of the Senate and understands how it works ...