Republicans twist as Trump's Ukraine storm rages

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/26/ron-johnson-whistleblower-allegation-1514271

By BURGESS EVERETT and MELANIE ZANONA 09/26/2019 11:30 AM EDT Updated 09/26/2019 05:52 PM EDT

On Thursday morning, it seemed like alarm was rising in the GOP over a whistleblower report that President Donald Trump sought to pressure a foreign government into investigating a political rival and then cover it up.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a conservative usually aligned with Trump, said he would “not be happy” to learn that the White House was restricting records of the call between Trump and the Ukrainian president. Retiring Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) stated succinctly that “there is a lot in the whistleblower complaint that is concerning.”

But just a few hours later, both men effectively muted their concerns. Johnson said he’d heard from the White House that the call summary released on Wednesday was complete and that his “concerns were satisfied.” And despite having a high-profile opportunity to interrogate the acting Director of National Intelligence at a House Intelligence Committee hearing, Hurd uttered nothing the rest of the day to expand upon his angst.

Meanwhile, most GOP lawmakers stayed mum, underscoring lawmakers’ squeamishness about what’s turning into a crucial moment for the Trump presidency. And even as some Republicans try to put a little daylight between them and Trump, they’re still unwilling to wholly break with him.

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1. And the beat goes on!!

Susan Collins comes to mind.. she’s so totally concerned until she’s not

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2. 'Effin Ron Johnson!!!!

Gawd I hate him

You, too, Grothman and Olsen.

Oh and Fitzgeralds.