{"id":2618319,"date":"2026-06-24T06:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-republicans-stick-with-trump-despite-sliding-approval\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T06:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:31:19","slug":"vulnerable-republicans-stick-with-trump-despite-sliding-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-republicans-stick-with-trump-despite-sliding-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable Republicans stick with Trump despite sliding approval"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fvulnerable-republicans-stick-with-trump-despite-sliding-approval%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=2618319&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 how Republican lawmakers are actively supporting former President Donald Trump despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-flips-iowa-state-house-seat-held-by-democrats-for-decades\/\" title=\"... Flips Iowa State House Seat Held By ... For Decades\">low approval ratings<\/a>, as he campaigns to boost his influence ahead of the 2026 elections. Trump is engaging in campaign events, emphasizing his recent efforts to negotiate with Iran and highlight energy policies, while also rallying his base and endorsing key candidates like Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania. Recent polls indicate Trump\u2019s approval has dropped to 30%, partly due to ongoing tensions with Iran and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-downplays-rising-energy-prices-says-climate-crisis-is-more-important\/\" title=\"White House Downplays Rising Energy Prices, Says \u2018Climate Crisis\u2019 Is More Important\">high energy prices<\/a>, though recent diplomatic moves may help improve public perception. Several GOP lawmakers are aligning with Trump to appeal to voters, aiming to maintain or gain control of Congress amid economic and political challenges. Trump\u2019s presence and endorsements appear strategically aimed at galvanizing Republican voters and rallying support for upcoming elections.  <\/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\">Republican lawmakers in tough <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">reelection battles<\/a> this year aren\u2019t shying away from sharing the spotlight with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> despite his low approval numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, some are openly embracing Trump as he returns to the campaign trail to sell the public on his administration\u2019s economic policies ahead of the November elections that will determine whether the GOP retains control of both the House and the Senate.<\/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\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622291\/a-big-night-for-mamdani-as-socialists-keep-winning-democratic-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>A big night for Mamdani as socialists keep winning Democratic primaries<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4621941\/new-york-democratic-primary-13th-district\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani-backed socialist beats Espaillat in victory for New York City mayor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4619709\/republican-challengers-new-york-house-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Meet the Republican challengers vying to unseat New York\u2019s congressional Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) said last week he was \u201clooking forward\u201d to the president\u2019s Tuesday stop in Lehigh Valley at Mack Trucks. The Pennsylvania congressman praised Trump again in his comments onstage after the president repeatedly implored the crowd to reelect \u201ca certain very talented congressman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, Mr. President, I can\u2019t thank you enough for coming here to the Lehigh Valley, highlighting the great men and women of Mack Trucks, doing all the work that you do in Washington, D.C., for our veterans, our first responders, and everybody across this country to continue to maintain America as the greatest country in the world,\u201d Mackenzie said to the delight of the crowd. \u201cYou are the president that is fighting for all Americans. Thank you for being here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mackenzie will face Democrat Bob Brooks, a union leader whom Democrats are hoping will connect with working-class voters, to determine who will next represent the state\u2019s 7th Congressional District. Mackenzie eked out a win two years ago by just 1%, making the seat a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats in the perennial swing district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s approval rating dropped to 30%, according to a recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/americanresearchgroup.com\/\">American Research Group survey<\/a>. This marks Trump\u2019s lowest approval rating in the survey\u2019s trend data. It also puts the president in a historically tough spot ahead of the 2026 elections. Presidents with less than 40% approval before midterm elections tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-drone-strike-killed-11-christians-in-war-torn-african-nation\/\" title=\"Christmas Drone Strike Killed 11 Christians in War-Torn African Nation\">face severe backlash<\/a> from voters at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iran war and subsequent high gas prices were likely contributors to the president\u2019s sinking approval numbers. But Trump\u2019s signing of a memorandum of understanding with Iran last week could help reverse the downward approval trend as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/consumer-spending-was-flat-in-september\/\" title=\"Consumer Spending Was Flat in September\">energy prices decline<\/a>. The MOU pauses the war for 60 days as both sides negotiate specific terms to end the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just achieved a historic peace agreement with Iran to end the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, and by the way, yesterday 19 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Strait of Hormuz, a very beautiful place,\u201d Trump bragged while in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tensions with Iran haven\u2019t stopped vulnerable GOP lawmakers from touting their connection with Trump, who remains the undisputed head of his party. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) attended a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/white-house-event\/president-trump-announces-700-million-for-coal-industry\/680441\">White House event<\/a> on enhancing America\u2019s energy reliability infrastructure earlier this month and touted the investments for helping \u201cimprove reliability, support good-paying jobs\u201d in rural Arizona. Ciscomani\u2019s Tucson-area seat is rated a toss-up this cycle, and he\u2019ll face Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) appeared at Rockland County College\u2019s Eugene Levy Fieldhouse with Trump for an affordability-focused event. Lawler represents a battleground district in New York that former Vice President Kamala Harris carried during the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the event, Trump praised Lawler for doing a \u201cgreat job\u201d while in office and invited him onstage for brief remarks. \u201cI want to thank you for working with me to deliver a big win by lifting the cap on SALT,\u201d the congressman said, referring to increasing the state and local tax\u00a0deduction to $40,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was an honor to welcome President Trump to the Hudson Valley today,\u201d said Lawler about the visit afterward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also acknowledged that \u201cthe people that fundamentally dislike Donald Trump are very likely never voting for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4621502\/trump-stop-california-rigging-gubernatorial-race-against-steve-hilton\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4621502\/trump-stop-california-rigging-gubernatorial-race-against-steve-hilton\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE STOPPED CALIFORNIA FROM RIGGING THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE AGAINST STEVE HILTON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican lawmakers will need to convince enough Republican and independent voters to stick with the GOP in November, despite the economic turmoil over the last five months. By returning to the campaign trail, Trump is hoping to galvanize the same base that propelled him to the White House in 2024, even though he is not on the ballot this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe got to make sure you vote for our congressman here,\u201d Trump said of Mackenzie. \u201cI\u2019m not doing this for my health.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reelection battles: GOP embraces Trump despite low approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2618320,"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\/GettyImages-2250370220.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55868,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2618319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-political-vulnerability","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250370220.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618319","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=2618319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618323,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618319\/revisions\/2618323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}