Christian Smith
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Thursday to meet with Republican lawmakers to outline his agenda for a second term and try to unify the party before next month. Republican National Convention.
These private meetings will be held at the Capitol Hill Club, providing Republican lawmakers the opportunity to show solidarity with their presidential candidate.
This will be Trump’s first public visit to the Capitol since the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
Meetings will begin at 9:30 am ET.
What will Trump discuss?
Trump is expected to outline his campaign plans for the summer and detail his agenda if he is re-elected president.
He will speak at the House and Senate campaign headquarters near the U.S. Capitol to discuss key campaign issues such as border security and mass immigration deportations. Furthermore, his tax reduction plan should be highlighted, as those from his first term expire next year.
Meanwhile, Trump is expected to speak at the Business Roundtable downtown, which routinely invites presumptive presidential candidates to address the group of executives. Many potential priorities for a new White House administration are being formulated by a constellation of outside groups, including Project 2025that are laying the groundwork for executive and legislative action, although Trump has made it clear that he has his own agenda.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., emphasized the importance of being prepared for a possible Trump presidency in his comments to reporters Wednesday.
“I believe that President Trump, in his second term, which I believe he will have, could be the most important president of the modern era, because we have to effectively correct all areas of public policy,” Johnson said. “I don’t think we can waste a moment because there are so many things to do. So in light of this, we are talking to him and his team now and among ourselves to plan accordingly.”
Trump’s first visit since New York money hush case
Thursday’s meetings will also mark the first time Trump will meet with House GOP members since a jury found him guilty of all 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in his New York money hiding case. , making him the first former US president convicted of a crime.
He faces sentencing in less than a month, just days before the Republican National Convention.
Thursday’s meeting will focus on calming any friction within the party and supporting its candidate.
What are Democrats saying about this?
The president of the Democratic caucus in the House accused Republicans of “bowing the knee” to Trump with this visit, claiming that they are supporting him.
“This is just another example of how House Republicans have bent the knee to Donald Trump,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
Both protesters and Trump supporters can be seen as the gatherings begin on Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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