{"id":1263,"date":"2026-05-23T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:05:11","slug":"a-tough-week-for-trump-on-capitol-hill-as-republicans-deal-him-setbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1263","title":{"rendered":"A tough week for Trump on Capitol Hill, as Republicans deal him setbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>During a chaotic week, Republican lawmakers began to flex their independence from the president.<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1258\">What Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion payout fund actually does could stay hidden<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/75ac8eb01670a26d5bb29eb60c250299-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump after Trump called for lawmakers to fire the Senate parliamentarian. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President Donald Trump has repeatedly bent congressional Republicans to his will, pushing his proposals through meager resistance with the threat of mobilizing the Republican base against disloyal members of his party.<\/p>\n<p>This week, GOP lawmakers in both chambers indicated that their patience with that strategy may be wearing thin.<\/p>\n<p>A series of setbacks on Capitol Hill \u2014 on issues spanning the Iran war, a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund and the proposed White House ballroom \u2014 illustrated simmering tensions between GOP lawmakers and the president ahead of what could be bruising midterms in November.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans began the week with an expected win on the horizon: passage of their party-line immigration funding bill, which they planned to send to Trump\u2019s desk before a week-long Memorial Day break.<\/p>\n<p>The first challenge was clear. The bill \u2014 intended to send $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other law enforcement efforts \u2014 included $1 billion in security funding for the \u201cEast Wing Modernization Project,\u201d the name for Trump\u2019s proposed ballroom and underground renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/05\/12\/republicans-skeptical-funding-security-ballroom-while-white-house-amps-up-pressure\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/05\/12\/republicans-skeptical-funding-security-ballroom-while-white-house-amps-up-pressure\/\">already concerned about the optics<\/a> of voting to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/30\/washington-post-poll-trump-ballroom\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/30\/washington-post-poll-trump-ballroom\/\">unpopular project<\/a> amid high gas prices and widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/22\/poll-shows-economic-confidence-plummeting-problem-trump\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/22\/poll-shows-economic-confidence-plummeting-problem-trump\/\">discontent with the economy<\/a>. Then the Senate parliamentarian ruled the funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/17\/hundreds-millions-trumps-ballroom-ruled-out-order-senate\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/17\/hundreds-millions-trumps-ballroom-ruled-out-order-senate\/\">out of compliance<\/a> with byzantine budget<b> <\/b>reconciliation rules, but leaders had pledged to try to rework it.<\/p>\n<p>Simmering in the background was<b> <\/b>the settlement released Monday between Trump and his Justice Department, creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/18\/trump-will-end-10-billion-lawsuit-against-irs-over-leaked-tax-records\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/18\/trump-will-end-10-billion-lawsuit-against-irs-over-leaked-tax-records\/\">$1.8 billion fund<\/a> to compensate people he claims were victims of a \u201cweaponized\u201d justice system. The deal also included<b> <\/b>an agreement that the IRS would be barred from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/19\/blanche-faces-capitol-hill-grilling-18b-anti-weaponization-fund\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/19\/blanche-faces-capitol-hill-grilling-18b-anti-weaponization-fund\/\">pursuing existing unpaid tax claims<\/a> against Trump, his family or his businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) noted Tuesday that there were \u201ca lot of questions\u201d about the fund for the administration to answer.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans had already watched one of their own be defeated over the weekend for insufficient loyalty to Trump. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/16\/gop-senator-who-defied-trump-impeachment-faces-voters-five-years-later\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/16\/gop-senator-who-defied-trump-impeachment-faces-voters-five-years-later\/\">lost his primary race<\/a> Saturday against a Trump-endorsed opponent \u2014 the first sitting senator to lose a primary since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the blow that pushed the conference over the edge: Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/19\/trump-endorses-paxton-texas-senate-primary-over-incumbent-cornyn\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/19\/trump-endorses-paxton-texas-senate-primary-over-incumbent-cornyn\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who has served in the Senate since 2002 and was once<b> <\/b>a candidate to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) as the<b> <\/b>chamber\u2019s Republican leader. Thune had urged Trump almost every time they spoke in recent months to endorse Cornyn. Unlike Cassidy, Cornyn has gone to great lengths to demonstrate his loyalty to the president after saying in 2023 that Trump\u2019s time had \u201cpassed him by.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1824e9660196bb478d3d91786568cf73-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) attends a Senate Budget Committee vote on Wednesday after President Donald Trump endorsed his opponent in the Republican primary runoff in Texas. (J. Scott Applewhite\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s<b> <\/b>endorsement of Paxton is not only likely to boost Democrats\u2019 chances in the Lone Star State in the general election, many Republicans fear, but it will also draw money away from other key Senate races to defend the longtime Republican stronghold, potentially endangering GOP control of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand. He is an ethically challenged individual,\u201d Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters of Paxton, who has been dogged by scandals,<b> <\/b>including his 2023 impeachment by the state House of Representatives on charges including bribery and abusing his office to cover up an affair. (Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate.)<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of the week, congressional Republicans were ungovernable.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy for the first time joined three other Republican senators and Democrats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/19\/senate-votes-advance-resolution-block-further-strikes-iran\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/19\/senate-votes-advance-resolution-block-further-strikes-iran\/\">advancing a resolution<\/a> to block Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>House Republican leaders pulled a vote on a similar measure Thursday when it became clear that it would pass.<\/p>\n<p>After enough Republican senators said they would oppose Trump\u2019s ballroom security funding, GOP leaders abandoned plans to rework the measure to pass muster with the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1252\">Barcelona and OL Lyonnes chase season sweep of trophies in Women\u2019s Champions League final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Trump suggested in a post on Truth Social that Senate Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/20\/trump-demands-senate-fire-parliamentarian-who-ruled-against-ballroom-funding\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/20\/trump-demands-senate-fire-parliamentarian-who-ruled-against-ballroom-funding\/\">should fire<\/a> the nonpartisan parliamentarian, presumably over her decision. His appeal was roundly rejected and earned a mild rebuke from Thune, who said it is \u201cconcerning when anyone is targeted like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans also<b> <\/b>pushed back en masse against<b> <\/b>the $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d payout fund, raising concerns that the money would be used to compensate people who assaulted police officers and were convicted of other crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>People who have pleaded guilty to violent crimes against law enforcement could benefit, said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). \u201cHow absurd does that sound coming out of my mouth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acting attorney general Todd Blanche spoke with Senate Republicans during a Thursday lunch, where they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/05\/21\/trump-appears-be-losing-his-grip-senate\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/05\/21\/trump-appears-be-losing-his-grip-senate\/\">peppered him with questions<\/a> about how the fund would be used. Lawmakers left frustrated and unsatisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, they scrapped plans for now to pass the immigration funding bill, which some Republican senators said could be used to add restrictions to the payout fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still supportive of a focused bill that funds ICE and CBP, and that\u2019s it. Why we need anything else is beyond me,\u201d said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin). \u201cBut it\u2019s not working out too well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he had lost control of the Senate, Trump said Thursday: \u201cI don\u2019t know. I really don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1262\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-1024x715.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19e8a5b0af5f4e5603f79356997f3b2d-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), a sometime critic of Trump, lost his primary election last weekend. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>White House spokesperson Olivia Wales later offered a more bullish assessment, saying in a statement that Trump \u201cis the unequivocal leader, best messenger, and unmatched motivator for the Republican Party and he is committed to maintaining Republicans\u2019 majority in Congress to continue delivering wins for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chaotic week left Republicans smarting on both sides of the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nevada) said that it\u2019s too early to tell whether it\u2019s an indication of a deeper fissure with the president, but that there\u2019s clearly \u201ca communication problem\u201d between the White House and Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine a week with more dust in the air,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need any more weeks like this. It\u2019s like, listen, if you\u2019re going to make demands on what you expect for Congress, then you need to give some consistency and some predictability. And there was none of that this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some are skeptical that the pushback will last. Trump didn\u2019t exert maximum pressure on Republicans this week and may still when they return from break, said Doug Heye, a longtime GOP operative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublican leadership is upset. Yes, they should be upset,\u201d he said. \u201cBut being upset and acting on it are two different things, especially if Trump goes all in and says, \u2018I want my ballroom, and you\u2019re funding it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But others warn that Trump\u2019s conservative coalition in Congress could slip if he undermines the odds of GOP lawmakers winning reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the president, in a tough midterm election environment, chooses loyalty to himself over loyalty to keeping a majority in Congress, it shouldn\u2019t be surprising that some elements of that majority, if from his own party, begin to test their own independence,<i>\u201d <\/i>said Timothy Naftali, an adjunct professor at Columbia University\u2019s School of International and Public Affairs.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1249\">Stevens, Rumfield help Rockies rally past Diamondbacks for a 3-2 win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Theodoric Meyer and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a chaotic week, Republican lawmakers began to flex their independence from the president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A tough week for Trump on Capitol Hill, as Republicans deal him setbacks - Moving Insider USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1263\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A tough week for Trump on Capitol Hill, as Republicans deal him setbacks - 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