{"id":2267686,"date":"2024-06-14T07:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-great-unity-top-five-takeaways-from-trumps-return-to-dc\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T07:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:44:40","slug":"we-have-great-unity-top-five-takeaways-from-trumps-return-to-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-great-unity-top-five-takeaways-from-trumps-return-to-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Unity Highlighted: Key Points from Trump&#8217;s DC Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-have-great-unity-top-five-takeaways-from-trumps-return-to-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary describes a significant event where former\u200b President Donald\u2062 Trump visited Capitol Hill for the first \u2062time since January 6, \u20622021. During his visit, he addressed numerous issues concerning his potential 2025\u2064 agenda if he were to \u2064be re-elected \u2063in November. \u2063Trump demonstrated his enduring influence over the Republican Party (GOP) by consolidating support \u200dand\u200b markedly increasing his control as the presumptive Republican presidential\u200b nominee.<\/p>\n<p>His meetings\u200b included engagements with House and Senate Republicans, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hunter-crashes-flees-house-hearing\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Hunter Crashes House Hearing, Makes Quick Escape\">expressed strong opinions<\/a> about former House \u2063Speaker \u2062Nancy\u2063 Pelosi and\u200c discussed various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-warns-dems-about-eliminating-filibuster\/\" title=\"Sen. McConnell warns Dems about eliminating filibuster\">issues including abortion<\/a> and\u2063 the Republican strategy for \u2062upcoming elections. Notably, despite past disputes, \u2062several key GOP figures, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, showed alignment with Trump, underlining\u2062 the GOP\u2019s consolidation under Trump&#8217;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also navigated discussions\u2062 on abortion, strongly advising his\u200d party \u200bto\u200c adopt a\u2063 proactive\u2062 stance and defend states\u2019 rights on the issue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-press-cdc-on-conflicting-counts-of-child-covid-19-deaths\/\" title=\"House Republicans are urging the CDC to clarify conflicting child COVID-19 death counts.\">amid ongoing debates<\/a> following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Furthermore,\u200d Trump&#8217;s interactions underscored GOP unity, with\u200c even his critics within the\u200c party attending\u200d meetings, signaling a potential unification under his leadership ahead of \u200bthe electoral challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump&#8217;s comments during these meetings\u2064 sparked\u2063 controversy, particularly regarding \u2062the city of\u2063 Milwaukee, which was disputed and \u2062clarified by his campaign and other Republicans, indicating possible misinterpretations by the media.<\/p>\n<p>In an unexpected political move, Trump endorsed former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan for a Senate seat, reflecting \u2063his strategic\u2064 positioning\u200c within the GOP and his broader\u200d political maneuvers ahead \u2062of the elections. \u2063Trump&#8217;s \u2063day on\u200c Capitol Hill was laden with \u200cstrategic\u2063 discussions, endorsements, and a demonstration of his \u200dcontinued pivotal role \u200bin\u200b shaping \u2062the GOP&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Capitol Hill <\/a>for the first time since Jan. 6, 2021, and addressed several issues related to his 2025 agenda, should he win reelection in November.<\/p>\n<p>As the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, the former president\u2019s hold over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> has only increased as he squashed primary rivals, battles against four criminal cases, and consolidated support among his base nearly four years after leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3042754\/trump-urges-house-gop-offensive-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first met with House Republicans<\/a> at the Capitol Hill Club before participating in a business roundtable meeting and huddling with Senate Republicans at the National Republican Senatorial Committee\u00a0in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>In his meetings, Trump took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3043512\/pelosis-daughter-alleges-trump-obsession-her-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pointed shots<\/a> at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), one of his most arduous sparring partners, reportedly trashed Milwaukee, the host city of the Republican National Convention, and heaped praise on lawmakers vying to join his presidential ticket or move up in GOP leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>\u2018s top takeaways from Trump\u2019s day in Washington.<\/p>\n<h2>GOP mostly falls in line behind Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Several congressional Republicans who have clashed with Trump in the past pushed aside those disagreements and attended the meetings with the former president. It is another indirect sign that the GOP has become the Trump party.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) attended the afternoon session despite a frosty history with Trump. The two men have not spoken since the aftermath of the 2020 election, though McConnell did endorse the former president after it was clear he would become the presidential nominee in March.<\/p>\n<p>After the afternoon meeting, McConnell said he spoke and shook hands with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an entirely positive session,\u201d the Kentucky Republican said.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>McConnell, who is stepping down as the Senate GOP leader at the end of this Congress, is hoping to deliver a Senate majority to Trump should defeat President Joe Biden in November.<\/p>\n<p>House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) also attended the morning session at the Capitol Hill Club but declined to speak about the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has endorsed Good\u2019s primary challenger, John McGuire, as payback for Good supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R-FL) primary challenge against Trump. The former president is expected to participate in a tele-town hall with McGuire on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The primary for Virginia\u2019s 5th\u00a0Congressional District\u00a0is set for Tuesday when Good will learn the fate of his political career.<\/p>\n<p>While in Washington, Trump repeatedly proclaimed GOP unity would help defeat Democrats, ahead of the first debate against Biden and the Republican and Democratic conventions in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s happening to our country is of great concern to the group of people standing alongside of me, and I just wanted to say that we have great unity,\u201d Trump said in brief remarks Thursday afternoon flanked by Senate Republicans. \u201cWe have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-is-pushing-hard-for-tucker-carlson-to-get-a-major-role-in-trump-administration-report\/\" title=\"Melania strongly supports Tucker Carlson for key role in Trump administration: Report\">great common sense<\/a>. A lot of very smart people in this room and a lot of people that love our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe used the term \u2018saving the country,\u2019\u201d Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) further elaborated on Trump\u2019s closed-door comments. \u201cThis is important to save the country, and he outlined the issues that he thought were part of that: the border crisis, the attack on domestic-produced, American-made energy, [and] inflation. Those were a couple of the key topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet some Senate Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3040658\/trump-faces-gop-boycotts-meeting-senate-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>opted not to attend<\/a> or were undecided on the meeting with Trump until the last moment. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who twice voted to impeach Trump, was not originally scheduled to attend the meeting but, after a flight cancellation, was able to make the event. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who also voted to impeach Trump in 2021, initially said he was unsure before he too ended up attending the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was elected to work for Louisiana and the United States of America,\u201d Cassidy wrote on X. \u201cI commit to working with President Trump if he is the next president\u2014and it appears he is going to be\u2014to make things better for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just met with my colleagues and President Trump. I was elected to work for Louisiana and the United States of America. I commit to working with President Trump if he is the next president\u2014and it appears he is going to be\u2014to make things better for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1801317575566979229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> they wouldn\u2019t attend because of busy schedules. <\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t shy away from abortion, Trump says <\/h2>\n<p>On the same day the Supreme Court upheld the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3040731\/supreme-court-upholds-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-mifepristone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>approval of mifepristone<\/a>, an abortion medication pill, Trump urged his party members to go on the offensive against Democrats on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats successfully galvanized voters over the matter during the 2022 midterms to stave off severe losses, did so again in the 2023 off-year elections, and are hoping to replicate that success in November to counter Biden\u2019s struggles on taming inflation.<\/p>\n<p>But multiple lawmakers confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that Trump said the GOP should instead argue that the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> was a win for states\u2019 rights and brandish Democrats as too radical on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] said make sure that you exercise your own conscience to talk about it, share your conviction, and do that in a way that makes sense to people, and I think he made a good point,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters. \u201cThe states are handling the issue right now, and that\u2019s where he\u2019s comfortable keeping it. We\u2019ve made the point that before you can have political consensus on a difficult issue, you have to have cultural consensus. And right now, we just don\u2019t have the numbers in Congress to do anything on the federal level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abortion has remained a political hurdle for the GOP, but it appears Trump wants the party to unite around leaving abortion to be a state-level matter and supporting some exemptions despite pressure from anti-abortion groups for a federal abortion ban.<\/p>\n<h2>Senate Republicans seek spotlight with Trump <\/h2>\n<p>Republicans in the upper chamber seeking higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044096\/mcconnell-privately-mends-fences-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"office clamored to appear\">office clamored to appear<\/a> close to Trump during his remarks Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who is running to succeed McConnell as leader of the Senate GOP, stood almost next to Trump as he spoke. <\/p>\n<p>Trump heaped praise upon Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is a top contender to join his presidential ticket as a running mate, and mentioned other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-open-to-ramaswamy-as-vice-president-i-think-hes-great\/\" title=\"Trump approves of Ramaswamy as Vice President: 'He's fantastic.'\">vice presidential contenders<\/a> such as Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe did make a big deal of how much better Tim [Scott] was at being a surrogate than being a candidate in terms of his humility, which was very sweet,\u201d Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s very respectful, and rightfully so, because it\u2019s really quite a remarkable characteristic with Tim Scott.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZanona\/status\/1801320376540049478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told reporters<\/a> that \u201cno real Republican with any credibility in the party is still blaming\u201d Trump for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of his critics were in the room and were supportive and are supportive, so I think it\u2019s a good thing, and I think the Republican Party is in a good place,\u201d Vance continued.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), who is running for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican conference, gave Trump a cake ahead of his 78th birthday on Friday.<\/p>\n<h2>Dust-up over Trump\u2019s exact comments on Milwaukee<\/h2>\n<p><em>Punchbowl News<\/em> reporter Jake Sherman earned the ire of the Trump campaign and several Republican lawmakers when he posted on X that the former president had insulted the host city of the GOP convention in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMilwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city,\u201d Sherman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1801263633160196419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed <\/a>Trump told House Republicans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a total lie,\u201d the Trump campaign pushed back in an email. \u201cPresident Trump was explicitly referring to the problems in Milwaukee,\u00a0specifically\u00a0violent crime and voter fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign then pointed to lawmakers who disputed Sherman\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the room,\u201d Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) posted. \u201cPresident Trump did not say this. There is no better place than Wisconsin in July.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/derrickvanorden\/status\/1801272526275780885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a> Trump \u201cwas specifically referring to \u2026 the CRIME RATE in Milwaukee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats pounced on the comments, with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson claiming that \u201cAll of us lived through his presidency, so right back at ya, buddy\u201d when asked about Trump\u2019s comment that Milwaukee was a \u201chorrible city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden did not directly call out Trump, but in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1801310092869960157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>X post<\/a> he wrote: \u201cI happen to love Milwaukee.\u201d The post also included an image of the president with the Milwaukee Bucks at the White House in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, though, are sticking to the script that Trump\u2019s remarks were misquoted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the meeting,\u201d Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) posted on X. \u201cPresident Trump never disparaged Milwaukee. Just another Democrat hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Trump surprise endorses Larry Hogan <\/h2>\n<p>In a move no one saw coming, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044678\/hogan-withholds-support-from-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsed\">endorsed<\/a> former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in his bid to win the open Senate seat as Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) retires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see him win,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aishahhasnie\/status\/1801347715965632662?s=46&#038;t=ghs6jNpp28YDRkrjk-7G9g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Fox News.<\/a> \u201cI think he has a good chance to win. I know other people made some strong statements, but I can just say from my standpoint, I\u2019m about the party, and I\u2019m about the country. And I would like to see him win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hogan was not aware that Trump\u2019s support was coming and in a statement, his campaign appeared to reject the endorsement. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2024, for a meeting with House Republicans. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGov. Hogan has been clear he is not supporting President Trump, just as he didn\u2019t in 2016 and 2020,\u201d campaign manager Mike Ricci said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s support comes after his co-campaign manager, Chris LaCivita, threatened Hogan\u2019s campaign after he urged the public to respect the outcome of the New York hush money trial against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just ended your campaign,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LaCivitaC\/status\/1796299965863747724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LaCivita wrote to Hogan<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>In deep-blue Maryland, Trump\u2019s support may not boost Hogan against Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, as it has done for other Republicans during the 2024 primary cycle. But a Republican win in Maryland would almost certainly help the GOP retake control of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats were eager to link Hogan to Trump after the endorsement in the hope that it would tank his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump wants Republican Larry Hogan in the Senate,\u201d a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson said in a simple statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cami Mondeaux and Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill for the first time since January 6, 2021, discussing his 2025 agenda if reelected in November. 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