'My hope is he realizes this has nothing to do with him,' said North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer.
It's a tough time for President Donald Trump. Beset by investigations, allegations and rumors on all sides, two pivotal votes this week will also undermine the last base of support he retains in Congress—the Republican-majority Senate.
According to Politico, Trump spent time Wednesday speaking to Republican senators both in person and on the phone, requesting they back him but saying he understood if they did not. North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer, who is close to Trump and is expected to back him on Thursday’s border vote, explained the president “would prefer that we do our job and kill” the emergency disapproval resolution
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