Even the most vulnerable GOP incumbents are staying loyal to Trump in the wake of the Mueller report
While the 2016 bombshell sent Republicans sprinting away from then-candidate Donald Trump, special counsel Robert Mueller’s explosive findings that the president may have committed obstruction of justice is causing a far more muted reaction from Republicans.Not even the most vulnerable Republicans who have pledged to support Trump have abandoned the president. And there is no sign any will.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. In fact, he said he’d be happy to campaign alongside Trump next year as the president seeks to make the Rocky Mountain State a battleground. Republican operatives working on Senate races say that if House Democrats move to impeach Trump it will activate conservative voters. And if Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets her way and Trump avoids impeachment, then the Mueller report’s effect on 2020 politics will likely be underwhelming, they argue.
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