{"id":45005,"date":"2026-06-01T07:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=45005"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:09:46","slug":"the-2026-senate-campaign-updates-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2026\/06\/01\/the-2026-senate-campaign-updates-22\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Senate Campaign: Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABANDON APPEAL IN FAVOR OF SUPPRESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Trump has been beating back internal GOP<\/strong><\/em> opposition<\/a> to Trump’s Failed War<\/em>, but he may be trading approval for control, and that doesn’t go over well in a country for which a strong streak of persuasion supposedly lurks. Worse yet, certain Senators that are generally aligned with the President, but have voiced disillusionment with the Failed War<\/em>, may be smarting in the backlash. Senators Wicker (R-MS) and Cotton (R-AR) are mentioned in the above article.<\/p>\n

But certainly victim Senator Cassidy (R-LA) returned fire:<\/p>\n

According to two sources, Trump eventually told Cassidy to sit down, but Cassidy refused. He raised his voice even higher. Trump responded by calling Cassidy a \u201clunatic.\u201d Cassidy referred to Trump as \u201cbrother,\u201d prompting Trump to reply that he wasn\u2019t his \u201cbrother.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., tried to deescalate the situation, and other senators quietly encouraged Cassidy to sit down.<\/p>\n

After the meeting, however, Cassidy showed no signs of backing down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI make no apologies for standing up to the president, if you will, trying to demand that more information be shared with the Senate and more information be shared with the American people,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cI make no apologies for that.\u201d [MS NOW<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The domestic activity drawing the attention of voters may be the affordability solution, aka the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act<\/a><\/strong>. It’s a rare bipartisan victory for either side, but, notably, the Democrats chose not to spoil it because they are closer to governing, rather than throwing a temper tantrum. President Trump was all set to sign it, until … he wasn’t<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now we’re waiting to see if he vetoes the bill or let’s it become law without his signature. A veto carries the risk of an override, a humiliation he’ll never endure maturely.<\/p>\n

By trading a sure victory by signing the bill for the doubtful passage of a bill, reportedly designed to suppress voters who are not prepared with proper identification, that would be an immediate target of Federal lawsuits asking for emergency suspension of the law, President Trump is holding out of reach a Senate GOP<\/strong><\/em> lifeline for incumbents that might have saved their bacon. In a sentence, Trump once again proves that he expects loyalty to flow to him and not to his minions, once he’s bought them, whether it be via helping them win a seat, or absolving them of a crime.<\/p>\n

This is a common occurrence, of course. The GOP<\/strong><\/em> is in a difficult position when President Trump gets an idea in his head and lets it supersede everything else.<\/p>\n

PRE-ERRATA<\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe all references to Siena College<\/strong><\/em>, below, should be read as June 2026 [The New York] Times\/Siena Poll<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

AND IN THE CATEGORY OF AUTHORITARIAN PARTY ON AUTHORITARIAN PARTY<\/strong><\/p>\n