{"id":2610448,"date":"2026-06-04T05:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-a-string-of-losses-after-riding-high-over-the-gop\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:15:20","slug":"trump-faces-a-string-of-losses-after-riding-high-over-the-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-a-string-of-losses-after-riding-high-over-the-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump faces a string of losses after riding high over the GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-faces-a-string-of-losses-after-riding-high-over-the-gop%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=2610448&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>President Donald Trump, despite securing dominance in the GOP, is facing a notable run of setbacks-from policy and funding clashes too electoral defeats. The most meaningful recent loss came when the House passed an Iran war powers resolution by a 215-208 vote, ordering a halt to further strikes after several Republicans sided with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The broader article argues these defeats are especially consequential because they complicate Trump\u2019s ability to focus on economic concerns-especially high gas prices tied to the Iran conflict. It also cites Iran\u2019s suspension of negotiations with the U.S. as a factor that makes it unlikely the Strait of Hormuz will stabilize soon or that gas prices will fall.<\/p>\n<p>Other setbacks include: congressional resistance to the Justice Department\u2019s $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-gets-cold-reception-from-gop-on-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"...&#039;s &#039;anti-weaponization&#039; ... gets cold reception from ... on ...\">776 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund<\/a> after a court order blocked the funding (while Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he still supports it); a legal order requiring the Kennedy Center name revert to its original form, prompting Trump\u2019s frustration online; removal of $1 billion in Secret Service security funding for a Trump East Wing ballroom from a reconciliation package; and a blow to Trump\u2019s endorsement influence when an Iowa gubernatorial primary ally, Rep. Randy Feenstra, lost to businessman Zach Lahn.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republicans dismiss these results as isolated, Trump\u2019s allies and critics alike are framing the moment as a challenge to his agenda and endorsement power-especially if the economy and gas prices do not improve. The white House disputes the idea that Trump is losing influence, pointing to other claimed achievements.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After establishing dominance as the undisputed head of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1577\">GOP<\/a>, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> this week has run into a string of losses ranging from the Iran war to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department\u2019s<\/a> anti-weaponization fund to East Wing ballroom funding to his first major electoral loss of the cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest setback came Wednesday afternoon as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> passed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war powers resolution, ordering <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\">a halt to further strikes<\/a> on the country in a 215-208 vote.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4594195\/unions-trump-order-federal-workers-at-will\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Unions condemn Trump order making federal workers \u2018at-will\u2019 employees<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593431\/pulte-dni-poor-choice-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Pulte as acting DNI a \u2018poor choice\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4592621\/trump-iran-no-nuclear-new-interview-takeaways\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran agrees to \u2018no nuclear,\u2019 and other takeaways from new interview<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rare losing streak is Trump\u2019s most consequential since his return to the White House in 2025 as he tries to maintain supremacy over the Republican Party amid sagging poll numbers due in large part to high gas prices stemming from the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 id=\"h-iran-war\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iran war<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Republicans joined all Democrats to pass the resolution in a sharp rebuke of Trump\u2019s leadership. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP lawmakers have long implored the president to focus on affordability issues such as lowering gas and grocery prices. But the Iran war, now in its third month, has thwarted Trump\u2019s ability to address pocketbook issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe challenge is that we can\u2019t have a serious conversation about the economy and things until things in Iran are sorted out,\u201d said Jason Roe, a Republican strategist who worked on the presidential campaigns of former Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitt-romney\">Mitt <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Romney<\/span><\/a>  and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\">Marco Rubio<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran suspended negotiations with the U.S. on Monday, less than a week after U.S. and Iranian negotiators had agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months. Without an official peace deal, it is unlikely that Iran\u2019s control of the Strait of Hormuz will end or that gas prices will come down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor three months, we\u2019ve been told that a deal is coming tomorrow, and there\u2019s not that many tomorrows left,\u201d Roe said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-anti-weaponization-fund\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anti-weaponization fund<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans on Capitol Hill widely pushed back against the Justice Department\u2019s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund before the Trump administration eventually promised to \u201cabide by\u201d a court order blocking the funding from going out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, wherein the Court stated that, under no circumstances, may the Department of Justice proceed with the Anti-Weaponization Fund recently established in order to make up for the tremendous abuse, harm, and hate unfairly shown to so many people,\u201d the DOJ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2061531380735951193?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche also told a House appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday: \u201cWe are not moving forward with the fund, period.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, however, appeared to claim he had not given up on the funding in an interview with <em>Pod Force One\u2019s<\/em> Miranda Devine that was published Wednesday. \u201cNo, a court ruled against it,\u201d he said when asked about dropping the funding. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593950\/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-future\/\">later told reporters<\/a> about the fund: \u201cI love it. I think it\u2019s so important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d have to ask the lawyers, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he added when asked whether the fund is dead or just paused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the conflicting messages, Congress made it explicit. Language for the funding was not included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >party-line budget bill focused<\/a> on immigration, known as reconciliation. Yet some lawmakers are claiming they want language in the legislation that explicitly nixes the funding permanently. Retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently slammed the White House for even putting forth the funding as a suggestion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy God, you put forth this restitution fund when we\u2019re trying to get Homeland Security funded for three years and you think that\u2019s going to go well,\u201d he told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNBC\/status\/2062153250908909858\">CNBC\u2019s <em>Squawk Box<\/em><\/a>  on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kennedy-center\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kennedy Center<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A court order last week called for the administration to revert to using the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the arts center\u2019s name, rather than the Trump-Kennedy Center, sparking a lengthy from Trump on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a lengthy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116666021445682015\">post on Truth Social<\/a>, Trump called U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, \u201ca Highly Conflicted, Crooked Federal Judge.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooper \u201csaid that I should not be allowed to spend my time and money in order to MAKE THE CENTER GREAT AGAIN, actually, far greater than it ever was before,\u201d the president continued.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-white-house-security-funding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">White House security funding<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers have also removed language that included <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4593536\/senate-republicans-drop-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\">$1 billion in Secret Service security funding<\/a> for the East Wing ballroom in the reconciliation package, despite Trump\u2019s insistence that the funding was necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday afternoon released its bill text, which struck the funding language from the reconciliation process. Republicans on Capitol Hill have grown weary of the $220 million taxpayer bill for the ballroom and that it risked derailing immigration enforcement funding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4593536\/senate-republicans-drop-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\">said<\/a> the changes ensure the immigration funding won\u2019t be \u201cheld hostage by Democrats\u2019 radical leftist agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-iowa-governor-s-race\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iowa governor\u2019s race<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the latest losses for the president came Tuesday night when Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) lost the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"468\">Iowa<\/a> GOP gubernatorial primary to businessman Zach Lahn. This was the first high-profile receiver of a Trump endorsement to lose their race, after the president backed candidates who ousted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump faces another test of his endorsement power on Tuesday, with South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R) locked in a competitive gubernatorial primary with South Carolina Reps. Ralph Norman (R) and Nancy Mace (R), as well as state Attorney General Alan Wilson (R).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Republicans claim the primary loss was simply a fluke and doesn\u2019t represent Trump\u2019s popularity within his MAGA base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s got a 99% endorsement rate where he wins, so even if it\u2019s a couple of losses, I\u2019m not super worried,\u201d said Angie Wong, a GOP strategist and Miami GOP committee chairwoman. \u201cI think the biggest loss for Trump right now is if he does not get the gas prices and the economy back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4592573\/randy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate\/\">RANDY FEENSTRA LOSS DELIVERS BLOW TO TRUMP-ENDORSED CANDIDATE SUCCESS RATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House pushed back against the president\u2019s recent string of setbacks by pointing to Trump\u2019s successes in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump is the clear leader of the Republican Party, and anyone who thinks he is a lame duck is out of touch with reality,\u201d White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said. \u201cIn just over one year, President Trump has turned the page on the failed Biden years and made our country greater than ever before with the most secure border in American history, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-embrace-white-house-nudge-to-rename-big-beautiful-bill-ahead-of-2026\/\" title=\"... embrace ... nudge to rename &#039;big beautiful bill&#039; ahead of 2026\">largest middle-class tax cut<\/a> ever, and the lowest murder rate since 1900. The President will continue working every day to implement his commonsense agenda and achieve historic success for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After solidifying GOP control, Trump faced multiple setbacks, including an Iran war powers defeat on Wednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2610449,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26128834215813-e1778442878148.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,32319,32085,32515],"class_list":["post-2610448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-donald-trump","tag-republican-party","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26128834215813-e1778442878148.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610448","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610452,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610448\/revisions\/2610452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}