Republicans who will be leaving office at the end of the current Congress still have a ton of power.
The power of outgoing Republicans will grow even more if Democrats take back control of all or part of Congress.
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Trump needs the lame duck Republican-led session to pass everything from government funding to funding for his Iran war to money and authorization that he is seeking for the illegal ballroom that he is building at the White House.
It was just a week and a half ago that outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) talked about how the Trumps relationship with Russia is hurting Republicans: “The big issue I have is with Don Jr. Look I realize even people worth $300 or $400 million can have liquidity problems- but you’d have thought that he’d have figured out another way other than get- letting a Russian oligarch who has literally been on a mission with Vladimir Putin to Beijing fund a wedding. Doesn’t make sense. Is it illegal? I don’t know, but appearances, it’s the last thing we need. This is about the Republican brand.”
Republicans are outraged by the lifting of sanctions on Russia, and some of them are threatening to retaliate by blocking Trump’s ballroom.
Lame Duck Republicans Could Screw Trump Over
Republicans expressed outrage after Trump’s late-night move to help Putin.