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Dulcinea

(10,506 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 06:14 AM Jun 24

Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Republican senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with his efforts to divert their agenda.

Trump, who will attend a closed-door Senate GOP luncheon for the first time in more than a year, has pressured senators for months to focus on his proof-of-citizenship voting bill even though it doesn’t have the votes to pass. At the same time, he has blocked them from confirming one of his own nominees, asked them to fund parts of his White House ballroom project despite opposition and forced them to defend his Iran war even as they question the strategy and endgame.

Trump has also helped whittle down his own support in the Senate after endorsing primary challengers to two GOP incumbents who were previously reliable votes for his agenda — Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy. Both men lost their primaries and have since become more critical of the president.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df

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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him (Original Post) Dulcinea Jun 24 OP
"Frustrated." Their damn hair should be on fire and they should Scrivener7 Jun 24 #1
Can't wait for some scathing off-the-record rebukes and blistering anonymous criticism!! hatrack Jun 24 #2
Perhaps it will come to blows. Queso Delicioso Jun 24 #3
Yes, I'm sure they'll blow him some more . . . hatrack Jun 24 #4
I hope he shouts obscenities at them and threatens to investigate them. Martin68 Jun 24 #5
He will do his best to bribe them all with our tax dollars of course mdbl Jun 24 #6

Scrivener7

(60,423 posts)
1. "Frustrated." Their damn hair should be on fire and they should
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 06:53 AM
Jun 24

be climbing over each other to get rid of him.

hatrack

(65,391 posts)
4. Yes, I'm sure they'll blow him some more . . .
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:57 AM
Jun 24

It's the only action they're capable of anyway.

mdbl

(9,026 posts)
6. He will do his best to bribe them all with our tax dollars of course
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:53 PM
Jun 24

or he'll threaten them, take your pick.

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