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Trump's closed-door meltdown backfires with GOP senators: insider

Trump’s Freeze-Frame PoliticsPower Is the PointThe real story here is not “gridlock.” It is control. Donald Trump is the one trying to force a Senate outcome, pressuring Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act and even to blow up the filibuster. Mike Johnson, meanwhile, is not governing the House so much as managing a floor he has reportedly lost control of. The people with institutional power are not confused bystanders. They are the ones creating the conditions for the breakdown.The Brief Source ContextPolitico reports that Trump met Senate Republicans behind closed doors to push votes on…

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