{"id":2393399,"date":"2025-01-21T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plays-referee-in-white-house-meeting-with-hill-leaders\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:24:48","slug":"trump-plays-referee-in-white-house-meeting-with-hill-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plays-referee-in-white-house-meeting-with-hill-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump plays referee in White House meeting with Hill leaders"},"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%2Ftrump-plays-referee-in-white-house-meeting-with-hill-leaders%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=2393399&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 article discusses President \u200cDonald Trump&#8217;s efforts during his first full day in the White House to mediate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julio-rivera-cyber-warfare-in-2022-espionage-hacking-for-profit-and-infrastructure-attacks\/\" title=\"Julio Rivera: Cyber Warfare 2022: Espionage and Hacking-for Profit.\">long-standing conflict<\/a> regarding the advancement of his legislative \u200dagenda through Congress. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">held separate meetings<\/a> with Republican\u200c leaders in the Oval Office in an attempt to address the disputes and foster cooperation among party members. The focus was on finding common ground to ensure the successful passage of his proposed policies.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump plays referee in White House meeting with Hill leaders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1941492\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> spent his first full day in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> attempting to diffuse a weekslong dispute over how to pass his agenda through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a>, hosting Republican leaders in two separate meetings in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump met privately with House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and his Senate counterpart, Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD), on Tuesday afternoon, followed by a separate huddle with their entire leadership teams.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings were billed as a strategy session, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3291400\/congress-trump-deja-vu-standoff-second-term-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">two chambers at odds<\/a> over whether to sweep Trump&rsquo;s entire agenda into &ldquo;one big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; as he prefers, or break it into two parts.<\/p>\n<p>In the latter scenario, Congress would consider border and defense legislation first and then renew Trump&rsquo;s 2017 tax cuts later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans arrived at the White House hopeful that they could come closer to resolving the dispute. The Senate prefers the second approach, given the complexity of negotiating tax reform, but House tax writers fear their legislation cannot pass without the border as a deal sweetener.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been talking about it &mdash; hopefully, we&rsquo;ll make a breakthrough,&rdquo; Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the No. 4 Senate Republican, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> ahead of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are also looking for greater clarity on the executive orders Trump will be signing in the coming days. His first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-the-executive-orders-and-actions-from-trumps-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">centered<\/a> largely on illegal immigration and domestic energy production.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s really just keeping the communication lines open with all of us there, so we know where we all are,&rdquo; Capito said of the White House visit.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans will need virtual unanimity to get Trump&rsquo;s priorities through Congress. In the House, Johnson has a two-seat majority, while the Senate is subject to strict rules that limit what the GOP can pass without running into the 60-vote filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump met repeatedly with congressional Republicans in the weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292621\/trump-inauguration-top-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">before he was inaugurated<\/a>, including a Sunday breakfast with the Senate GOP. The meetings failed to resolve the cross-chamber standoff, however.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have for now settled on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3282431\/senate-horse-race-house-trump-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crafting a &ldquo;contingency plan&rdquo;<\/a> that can pass in the coming weeks if the House struggles to enact tax reform.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, for his part, has laid out an aggressive schedule to pass Trump&rsquo;s agenda by Easter, with a final bill on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s desk by Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1941492\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1941492\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump mediates Congress agenda disputes in White House meetings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3632,"featured_media":2393400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Johnson-Thune.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48959,4470,5894,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2393399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hill-leaders","tag-meeting","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Johnson-Thune.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393403,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393399\/revisions\/2393403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}