Report: Donald Trump Is Going To Washington To Make Nice

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Times Union Center on Monday, April 11, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Roll out the red carpet, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is planning to head to Washington to win over Capitol Hill.

Politico reported Thursday that Trump plans to try and shore up support from congressional members as soon as next week. Trump has already earned endorsements from Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as well as a handful of House members, but he has a long ways to go to become a consensus nominee.

As Politico points out, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) have said all along they planned to support the GOP’s presidential candidate, but Trump may actually sit down with the leaders in his next visit, the news outlet reported.

Politico said that Sessions is helping to orchestrate the visit. Trump has gone to the Hill once before for outreach, and his campaign team has been meeting with members for weeks off the Hill. Yet, this marks the first trip since Trump became the presumptive nominee.

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  1. Avatar for docb docb says:

    Has not worked before…The most detested and least trusted candidate in history!
    Drumpfie the liar and cheat at everything in life…

  2. Support isn’t the issue at this stage of the game.

    The question is can he get endorsements from people who still won’t take his calls

  3. Good luck with all that dude.

    You’re gonna need it.

  4. Not really clear on what “making nice” would entail. Rump is Rump. That won’t change. Any promises Rump makes to GOP establishment/RNC are worth less than one of his bankrupted casinos.

  5. but Trump may actually sit down with the leaders in his next visit, the news outlet reported.

    I hope the DNC has an army of videographers, photographers, and high-quality audio equipment there to capture every moment of it. And the press asks as many questions as possible to pin these guys to the wall over their support.

    Tie this asshole around the GOP and make him their brand for a generation.

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