The Friday Brief

April 19, 2024

Apr 19, 2024

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The Big Picture

Ukraine aid will pass. In supporting it, both Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell braved the fires of their Putin caucus members, but something much bigger is underneath the changes. Yes, the polling I mentioned yesterday shook some GOP pros, but even Trump is shifting on this issue.

Read the Trump post below, cut out the bluster and self-fellation, and you’ve got a signal that Trump isn’t going to the mattresses for the Putin Caucus. He’s giving Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell the green light and casting J.D. Vance, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, et al. over the side.

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