While Republican senators have become somewhat inured to Trump’s attacks on McConnell, several said they were taken aback by the RNC statement, which suggested that the political committee knew their voters better than the lawmakers they actually elected.

“What I think is, the RNC got caught up in its own bubble,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who said the censure push “demonstrated a complete lack of understanding or awareness of the people they’re supposed to be representing. They’re the ones in a bubble.”

Asked about the “D.C. bubble” comment Wednesday, the RNC said the remark was not specifically directed at congressional Republicans and accused the media of “being dishonest” about the censure resolution and the GOP reaction to it.

“Outside of DC, where grassroots Americans live that the RNC represents, people are more concerned about Joe Biden and Democrats’ failed policies burying them,” Alvarez said in a statement. “Republicans are united and are fighting to stop Democrats and Biden to take back the House and Senate in November.”