Republicans rally around Trump 2024 bid as they downplay his role on Jan. 6

In another sign that Trump is increasingly back in the party fold, the former President will headline upcoming fundraisers for both the House and Senate GOP campaign arms — even as he continues to attack Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the highest-ranking Republican official. Trump was not invited to attend a House GOP retreat earlier this year, when Cheney was still a member of leadership, but she’s since been replaced by a more loyal Trump supporter in New York Rep. Elise Stefanik.

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GOP leaders in the House have made clear they view Trump as central to their quest to win back their majority, arguing he can help boost their campaign coffers as well as voter turnout…

Most Republicans in Congress have no qualms about another Trump presidential bid. Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York called the former President a “clear, strong favorite for the party’s nomination.” Rep. Roger Williams of Texas said Trump is still widely seen as “the spokesman of our party.” And Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, the head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, believes Trump would “have a great shot of winning the general election too.”

“‘If President Trump runs in 2024, he has my full support,” Banks said. “The ‘Make America Great Again’ message means more today than it did in 2015 when Donald Trump came down the escalator, because people feel it, they see the decline of America on the Democrats’ watch.”

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