{"id":2270747,"date":"2024-06-18T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-play-for-2024-unity-leaves-some-house-republicans-grumbling\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:14:15","slug":"trumps-play-for-2024-unity-leaves-some-house-republicans-grumbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-play-for-2024-unity-leaves-some-house-republicans-grumbling\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s 2024 &#8216;unity&#8217; bid causes discontent among some House Republicans"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrumps-play-for-2024-unity-leaves-some-house-republicans-grumbling%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=2270747&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>Former President Donald Trump is working to ensure a Republican majority in Congress with strategic endorsements as he considers\u200b another run for the White House. Aligning closely with GOP\u200b leadership, Trump&#8217;s approach includes endorsing candidates that\u2064 support the party establishment, despite\u2063 criticisms from some within\u200d the party about his selections.\u200c His recent meetings with top Republicans like House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell indicate attempts to unify the party and address\u2064 previous \u2064electoral losses blamed \u200bon \u2062less successful endorsements. Trump&#8217;s backing of candidates like Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlook in Alaska and Rep. Celeste Maloy in\u2063 Utah highlights his influence in shaping primary outcomes and aligning with GOP strategies for the \u200c2024 elections. This \u200ccoordination marks a shift from past conflicts, notably with McConnell, as Trump aims to strengthen the \u200bparty&#8217;s position and his potential candidacy.  <\/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=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> is attempting to increase the odds that Republicans control Congress next year as he eyes a return to the White House, aligning himself with GOP leadership with the endorsements he\u2019s doled out in dozens of primaries.<\/p>\n<p>The approach, which follows GOP leaders blaming a spate of losses in the midterm elections on his endorsements, was underscored by Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a>\u2018s (R-LA) visit to Mar-a-Lago on Monday. Trump backed two candidates in the hours after their meeting.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is happy with Trump\u2019s decision to align himself with the GOP establishment. His decision to put himself at odds with certain conservative candidates has drawn the ire of some lawmakers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitch-slammed-for-tweeting-womxns-history-month\/\" title=\"Twitch Slammed For Tweeting \u2018Womxn\u2019s History Month\u2019\">including members<\/a> of the House Freedom Caucus, who say the Republicans he is supporting will not be loyal to him if he wins a second term.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trump chooses establishment picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The former president has mostly stayed in sync with both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee when it comes to primary endorsements. <\/p>\n<p>Just hours after his meeting with Johnson and NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) in Florida, Trump rolled out endorsements in two tight GOP primaries in Alaska and Utah. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112633848585842716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>backed<\/a> Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom in Alaska and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT). His endorsement of Maloy, in particular, places him at odds with Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who endorsed Colby Jenkins, the congresswoman\u2019s challenger. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson has publicly backed Maloy in her race, so Trump\u2019s subsequent endorsement suggests his attempts to curry Trump\u2019s favor is paying dividends as the speaker seeks to expand his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-off-15-minimum-wage-as-virus-relief-plan-takes-shape\/\" title=\"Biden Backs Off  Minimum Wage As Virus Relief Plan Takes Shape\">razor-thin majority<\/a> in the lower chamber. The trip to Mar-a-Lago followed Trump\u2019s visit to Washington last week, where he huddled with House and Senate Republicans in separate meetings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great to meet with President Trump today at Mar-a-Lago,\u201d Johnson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeJohnson\/status\/1802789312167030984\">post<\/a> to X following his meeting in Florida. \u201cOur Party is united, and working together, I am confident we will send President Trump back to the White House, win back the Senate, and grow our House Republican majority!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Burying old hatchets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the Senate side, Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044096\/mcconnell-privately-mends-fences-trump\/\">put aside their yearslong rivalry<\/a> last week when the former president met with Senate Republicans to strategize about the GOP\u2019s 2024 playbook.<\/p>\n<p>The two men sat next to one another, at one point even fist-bumping, at what was described as a cordial meeting with a \u201cgracious\u201d Trump, according to other Republican senators in attendance. <\/p>\n<p>Trump allies said the former president was subdued and respectful, even to his outspoken foes, during the Senate GOP meeting, a tone Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> was \u201cfrankly surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] was very encouraging, affirming,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cI didn\u2019t detect any kind of underhanded little barbs or \u2018Some of you were wrong about me.\u2019 There was none of that, like, zero. It was extremely gracious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have great unity,\u201d Trump said during the press conference with several GOP senators. \u201cWe have great common sense, a lot of very smart people in this room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several of Trump\u2019s chosen Senate candidates last cycle, like Don Bolduc in New Hampshire or Herschel Walker in Georgia, performed poorly during the general election, allowing for Democrats to keep a hold of their majority in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of last week\u2019s primary, Trump threw out a last-minute endorsement to Army veteran Sam Brown in Nevada, whom the NRSC wholly supported \u2014 displaying another moment of harmony between the former president and Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT) as they both look to avoid perceived mistakes made in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are hopeful that Brown will be able to oust Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) this year after he lost the Republican Senate primary in 2022 to Adam Laxalt. Laxalt went on to lose to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) that year.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Not all House conservatives on board<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some of Trump\u2019s endorsements, however, have frustrated an unlikely group: the House Freedom Caucus. Made up of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-fights-to-shore-up-republican-support-ahead-of-speakership-vote\/\" title=\"McCarthy Fights to Shore Up Republican Support Ahead of Speakership Vote\">hard-line conservatives<\/a>, the GOP lawmakers rarely disagree with the former president on anything.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Trump made headlines for his decision to oppose caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), who faces state Sen. John McGuire in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3047157\/tuesday-elections-virginia-oklahoma-georgia-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>competitive primary contest<\/a> on Tuesday night. Good and Trump\u2019s relationship turned sour and then outright icy after the Virginia congressman endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) over Trump in the Republican presidential primaries. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsements of William Timmons (R-SC) and Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) also drew the ire of Freedom Caucus members, as the two congressmen have been critical of the caucus in the past. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people he endorsed, though, in South Carolina are working against him,\u201d Rep. Ralph Norman said (R-SC). \u201cAnd I think that hurts him. But he\u2019s a free agent \u2014 we all are \u2014 and his track record is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-ga-voter-turnout-low-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Report: Ga. voter turnout low on election day\">pretty good<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Senate races, the former president has endorsed the NRSC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">preferred candidates<\/a> like former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers and Tim Sheehy in Montana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is endorsing moderates in most races if there\u2019s a conservative in the race,\u201d Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) told <em>Punchbowl News<\/em>. \u201cWe can\u2019t send the swamp any people that are just going to keep funding the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/trump-2024\/freedom-caucus-trump-endorsements\">told<\/a> <em>NOTUS<\/em> that should Trump win the White House, \u201cI think he will learn to regret having chosen some of the people he endorsed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is working to boost Republican chances of controlling Congress next year, aiming for a White House comeback. 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