Can the GOP keep it together to deliver success for Trump in his first 100 days?
By
Rachel Schilke
and
Cami Mondeaux
January 2, 2025 7:00 am
When Republicans gain a trifecta by the end of January, it will become far easier for the party to pass legislation and enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda — that is if they can overcome the intraparty fighting that has plagued the GOP over the last two years.
By the time Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, the president-elect will have both chambers of Congress ready to pass key legislation and usher in a slate of new policies regarding national security and more. But if the last two years are any indication, that may be easier said than done.
Since Republicans took control of the House in 2023, GOP lawmakers have quarreled over legislation, often leaving the party at a standstill on must-pass bills. That infighting between different factions of the Republican conference was evident in the last weeks of the 118th Congress, indicating that navigating the trifecta and keeping it together for Trump may be more difficult than they imagined.
And that infighting might interfere with the Republicans’ majority before they even get started.
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