Trump Takes Over Congressional GOP Agenda

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Trump Takes Over Congressional GOP Agenda

April 11, 2024 at 1:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/trump-takes-over-congressional-gop-agenda/

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“Donald Trump is tightening his stranglehold on the congressional GOP’s policy agenda as he reshapes Republican lawmakers’ party orthodoxy on national security and social issues,” Politico reports.

“Trump’s sway was on full display Wednesday as the House tried to take up a warrantless government surveillance bill that was intended to unite the party. Then, hours after the former president pushed to ‘kill’ the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization, 19 House Republicans did just that.”

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump is not an elected official and not an elected member of congress.

He is being treated as if he is the Speaker of the House.

[applegrove]

2. And why does he want to muck up intelligence gathering? Is it a favour for Putin?

[Irish_Dem]

3. The GOP is protecting themselves, Trump and Putin.

They do not want anyone to know that they communicate with Russian operatives.

[applegrove]

5. Exactly

Exactly.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

4. Who the hell is he to dictate Congress?

[sinkingfeeling]

6. They should have just made him Speaker the last time. He's running the House.