Former President Trump's plan to host the G-7 at his his Miami golf resort led to a confrontation with moderates already concerned about his Ukraine dealings, according to new book excerpts.
That fall, Bade and Demirjian write, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and House GOP Whip Steve Scalise had desperately tried to hold the line and keep Republicans unified against Democrats' first impeachment probe into Trump.
That weekend at Camp David, Bade and Demirjian write, moderate Republicans"charged the president’s chief of staff like a pack of wolves.", Mick?” Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., sneered at Mulvaney as she and other Republicans ripped Trump’s top aide while huddling around a crackling campfire. “The backlash, Mulvaney realized, was going to jeopardize the tenuous GOP coalition that they needed to keep intact in order to defend Trump from the impeachment inquiry. He knew that if Trump kept acting out, some members would find it impossible to keep resisting the pressure to support at least the framework of an investigation.”That fall, as cracks began to emerge in the House GOP conference on impeachment, McCarthy had been urging Trump to “woo” GOP lawmakers with a charm offensive.
Herrera Beutler was shocked Trump was seeking their input. King, who knew Trump from New York, explained that hosting the summit at his resort looked self-serving, as if he stood to financially benefit. Don’t hand the Democrats ammunition, the lawmakers said, especially with impeachment votes around the corner. “We don’t want to have to defend you on this,” Wagner told him, suggesting that he host the G-7 at Camp David. “We’re already defending you on a lot of other stuff.
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