House Republicans had hoped to use their annual retreat to get on the same page about upcoming policy battles and devise a strategy to preserve their fragile majority. Instead, they find themselves playing defense for former President Donald Trump.
Instead, they find themselves playing defense for former President Donald Trump. While most Republicans had hoped to steer clear of any presidential politics – despite being in Florida, home to two major potential GOP rivals in 2024 – Trump’s announcement over the weekend that he expects to be imminently arrested has put him back in the center of the conversation and forced Republicans to publicly rally to his side.
And even measures that were thought to be low-hanging fruit, like a border security plan, have proved more challenging than expected in their slim majority. House Republicans know their biggest challenges lie ahead. “The question is really going to be as we get into phase two,” GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, who co-leads a bipartisan caucus with Democrats, told CNN. “The real test is going to be the must-pass pieces of legislation.
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