GOP, Trump and Maduro
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The bromance between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appears to be back in full swing. The pair were spotted shaking hands from fawning guests and having a swanky dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday evening following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
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In a separate post, Musk claimed, without citing evidence, that Democrats are “paying for voters to come illegally to America and enabling them to vote.” He also went on to encourage the Republican Party to eliminate the Senate filibuster — bouncing off of a repeated demand from Trump, who has said the 60-vote threshold is “hurting” the GOP.
The post has been roundly condemned by state Democrats, while a leading Republican stopped short of criticizing the president.
Trump’s focus on foreign policy, either as a commander in chief presiding over airstrikes or as a “peacemaker” pushing for diplomatic deals, poses a potential political risk. His approval ratings have slipped as voters who hoped to see economic conditions brighten on his watch struggle to pay their bills.
They are still the rarest of Republicans – those who have spoken out and stood up to President Donald Trump over the past year, willfully saying something he rarely hears: No.
"President Trump’s decisive action to disrupt the unacceptable status quo and apprehend Maduro, through the execution of a valid Department of Justice warrant, is an important first step to bring him to justice for the drug crimes for which he has been indicted in the United States," Thune said.
History will be against President Donald Trump when he tries to hold on to his control of Congress after this year's midterm elections.
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Republican lawmakers are emphatically backing President Donald Trump's administration after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.