Trump Does Little to Halt GOP Border Revolt

“President Trump is taking a surprisingly low-key approach to a bipartisan rebuke on his border wall and the first likely veto of his presidency,” Politico reports.

“At least for now, Trump is doing little to try and dissuade the approximately dozen Republican senators who are considering voting to block his national emergency declaration on the southern border, according to Republican senators and aides.”

“Despite previous warnings that GOP lawmakers could put themselves in ‘great jeopardy’ by defying him, wavering senators said Trump is not directly lobbying them to stick with him. And White House officials are making only modest efforts to turn things around on Capitol Hill, taking a hands-off approach to an imminent rebuke on the Senate floor this month.”

Playbook: “The vote against Trump’s emergency declaration is now practically a free vote. It’s going down, so if you’re a Republican and want space from the president, this is an easy way to do it.”