President Trump’s relationship with key Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), is crumbling after repeated clashes over strategy on an array of issues. The two sides are splitting further apart as the midterm election nears and GOP lawmakers fear the potential loss of both chambers of Congress.
GOP senators say there has been a major loss of trust between the president and many members of their conference as the White House has repeatedly blindsided Thune and other Republican leaders.
Trump will have a chance to discuss his differences with Republican senators in person this Wednesday, when he is invited to speak to the Steering Committee on Capitol Hill. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the Steering Committee’s chair and a close ally of the president, extended the invitation. Read more