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Mike Murphy: Republicans Are Feeling Fed Up with POTUS

May 22, 2026·56 min·6-min readconversationalpolitics
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Republican senators are showing rare pushback against Trump, driven by institutional anger over his endorsement of Ken Paxton in Texas, which threatens their majority. Meanwhile, Democrats' strategic use of government shutdown leverage has weakened Trump's position, as his declining approva

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