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President Donald Trump was supposed to unite House Republicans. Instead, he came to the Capitol to rail against blue-state Republicans and hardline conservatives, leaving the two groups more dug in than ever.
Trump, who held a rally in September promising to “restore the SALT deduction,” abruptly shifted this morning, throwing blue-state Republicans under the bus and telling them to take the deal Speaker Mike Johnson offered Monday night.
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Our new weekly show, Fly Out Day, brings you inside the most consequential decisions shaping Congress with the people at the center of the story. From Hill leadership to Washington’s most-plugged in reporters, join us straight from our townhouse each Thursday evening. Watch the latest episode now.
