Donald may have grip on most of his party members in Congress….
But the 60 vote rule, ment to protect the minority party in the Senate IS increasing a way that Congress HAS a means to blunt Trump’s wishes….
Added to that is the sobering midterm election’s coming in just FIVE months with the realisation that Democrats WILl probable earn a majority in the House no matter how much of the redistricting dancing goes on…..
Oh, ?
And a War masking as a Conflict and Tariff dancing (Gas Prices ⬆️) also has lawmakers in Washington beginning to cover their own asses….
Did I miss the White House Ballroom and Donald suing his OWN Government for $10 Billion?
President Trump’s ironclad grip on Congress is beginning to show signs of strain, as Republicans increasingly break from him in major legislative fights and seek to push their own priorities instead.
While Trump still commands significant influence within the party, a growing number of lawmakers — from moderates to hard-line conservatives — are proving more willing to defy the White House as they navigate tough reelection fights, battleground district politics and a broader push to convince voters they are focused on affordability and kitchen-table issues.
The breaks from Trump have become more prominent in recent weeks.
House GOP leaders, for instance, are moving forward with an amended, bipartisan version of a Senate-passed housing bill this week, despite pressure from Trump to take up the Senate measure with no changes. Moderates have also balked at the administration’s proposal to provide $1 billion in security funding for a new White House ballroom and other Secret Service priorities, warning they would be reluctant to support an immigration enforcement funding package with such a provision attached to it….
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The disputes underscore a broader reality facing Trump: that in a narrowly divided House, even his endorsement is no longer enough to guarantee Republicans will fall in line.
House Republicans have largely dismissed suggestions that they are bucking Trump or that he is losing a bit of influence, arguing instead that the disagreements reflect normal policy differences within a razor-thin margin….
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Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus.
Norman added, “There are 435 members. 100 senators. You’re going to have some differences of opinion. That’s a good thing. That’s how democracy works.”
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), a moderate who voted to impeach Trump and is set to retire, echoed similar sentiments, saying it’s a “good thing if there’s a little difference between the two branches.”
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Asked about whether he thinks Trump’s priorities will pass through the House smoothly, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) argued that “nothing is smooth up here.”
“It’s just been very, very difficult, because we have such a thin majority. So President Trump could make a recommendation [to] Mike Johnson and the Republican conference, and if you got three people that don’t necessarily support it, you’re in trouble, because we have such a thin majority. So no, I’m surprised, quite honestly, we’ve ever passed anything up here with such a thin majority,” he said. …
Note…
Lets also remember ?
Donald Trump IS a lame Duck President ….
His political juice is ALREADY receding
2 1/2 more years in office and for JD Vance or the next Republican Presidential nominee?
THEY will NEED to sell starting right after the November midterms to establish THEMSELVES as THEMSELVES NOT Donald Trump………
Right now….
A Trump 3.0 would NOT be a winning hand….
The media hysteria about autocracy has been vastly OVERBLOWN….
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