{"id":646,"date":"2026-06-24T10:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:42:04","slug":"senate-republicans-will-try-to-tell-trump-to-focus-on-the-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Will Try to Tell Trump to Focus on the Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Republicans are likely to outline some \u201chard realities\u201d for President Donald Trump when he meets with them Wednesday on Capitol Hill after weeks of growing tensions between senators and the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=644\">Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some Republican senators said they are prepared to give the president some hard truths at lunch, where Trump is expected to demand that lawmakers nix the Senate\u2019s 60-vote filibuster and move a long-shot voter ID bill, known as the <span>Save America Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I have to deal with reality,\u201d Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Tuesday, when asked about calls from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to pass the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are not the votes to nuke the filibuster, and there aren\u2019t going to be 10 Democrat votes to all of a sudden support the Save America Act. It\u2019s just those are just hard realities, and I think people at some point have to come to grips with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Thune, who has been criticized repeatedly by conservatives and Trump in recent days over not moving ahead on either front, played down any talk of a rift with the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have very candid conversations,\u201d Thune said. \u201cI am very direct with the president. &#8230; We at times have differences of opinion, but the important thing is on the issues that really matter, we have been united.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But several Republican senators say they intend to use their first group meeting with the president in months to stress the need for election-year unity and dispute the president\u2019s insistence on passing thebill. While Senate Republicans are favored to hold on to the chamber this fall, a sluggish economy and unpopular war have increased the potential for a Democratic takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) said the president\u2019s focus on the voter ID bill is distracting from what Republicans should be focused on \u2013\u2013 passing legislation to tackle Americans\u2019 affordability concerns ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s helpful,\u201d Tillis said. \u201cEvery time we\u2019re having this unproductive discussion, it\u2019s at the expense of a productive conversation that we could be having about addressing things that are going to be helpful for the president, his legacy and for the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who lost his bid for a fifth term in May after Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his seat, also said that he hopes Trump will refocus on the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is, do we want to win the midterms?\u201d Cornyn said of what he plans to ask Trump at Wednesday\u2019s lunch. \u201cMy question is how do we get all on the same page and unified instead of squabbling amongst ourselves?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=642\">Hegseth Takes His Budget Pitch to Republican Fiscal Hawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who lost his primary last month after Trump endorsed his opponent, said senators should use the meeting to outline their legislative priorities for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be productive in Congress to address the issues important to the American people, and right now affordability is huge,\u201d Cassidy said.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida), who leads the Senate Republican Steering Committee and invited Trump to the lunch, said senators will discuss the SAVE America Act and the appropriations process during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big issues right now [are], Democrats want to shut down the government on October 1. What\u2019s our plan?\u201d Scott said. \u201cThe voters still want the SAVE America Act. What\u2019s our plan?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s invitation to Trump without first asking Thune has <span><u>raised questions about whether<\/u><\/span> the Florida senator is planning to challenge the leader for the top GOP slot next year. Scott has denied he is plotting a run.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes as<span><u> the conference has grown increasingly frustrated with Trump<\/u><\/span> over the past month. Trump <span><u>blindsided Senate leadership by derailing plans<\/u><\/span> to renew a crucial spy powers tool \u2013\u2013 which remains shut down \u2013\u2013 and the Senate <span><u>delayed a vote to fund immigration and customs enforcement<\/u><\/span> over his administration\u2019s controversial \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund over a month ago. The president also frustrated many by not endorsing Cornyn and Cassidy.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate on Tuesday also <span><u>voted to rebuke Trump\u2019s war in Iran<\/u><\/span>, approving a House-passed resolution that would require Trump to seek congressional approval for further military action. Scott said he expects senators to discuss Trump\u2019s deal to end the war with Iran at the meeting, too.<\/p>\n<p>But Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) told NOTUS he doesn\u2019t expect to see senators settle the rift with Trump over the filibuster and the SAVE America Act \u2013\u2013 or any of those other issues \u2013\u2013 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Senate has been very clear about where we\u2019re at,\u201d Curtis said. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a lot for us to work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=640\">D.C. 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