Senate GOP to Meet with Trump on Crucial Issues
President Donald Trump is scheduled to take an unusual trek over to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 24, for a lunch meeting with GOP senators. In a message to his colleagues, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, who invited the president, said he hopes they'll have "robust conversations" about "how we should spend our time between now and the November elections..
The Justice Department's ill-fated "anti-weaponization fund," the Iran war, Trump's campaign-trial retribution, and his controversial interim spy chief – all have created issues between the Republican-controlled White House and the Republicans who control the Senate. Those frustrations could be on the verge of boiling over.
"I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward," he wrote in the memo, which was obtained by USA TODAY.
The high-stakes sit-down could be a chance for GOP lawmakers to finally, as a group, convince the president of something they've spent months signaling to him individually: Several of his biggest legislative demands likely don't have the support to pass. Many of those senators want Trump to refocus his attention on driving other priorities — including the farm bill, a highway bill, defense policies, and avoiding another government shutdown.
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