Senate Republicans returned to Washington this week, the week after Donald Trump basically secured the party's presidential nomination. So of course the big question they are all facing now that they're back is: What are you going to do about Trump? As CNN reports, they're not happy with the question.
Faced with the reality that Donald Trump is now the face of their party, Republican senators appeared squeamish as they returned to the Capitol on Monday for the first time since the billionaire became the presumptive nominee of the Republican party. […]
Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho said, "I'm not giving any interviews about this presidential race." Sen. Jerry Moran, of Kansas, ducked into an elevator apparently avoiding questions about Trump, and other Republicans were apprehensive, saying they needed more time.
And they aren't even up for re-election this cycle! Those who are can take some solace in having to share the ballot with the short-fingered vulgarian. They're going to get all that money Karl Rove and the Koch brothers won't be spending on the presidential race.
Mark Holden, chairman of the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, one of the Koch network’s main umbrella groups, signaled that it would require a significant change in tactics by Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, for his group to open the spigot. […]
The Karl Rove-led group American Crossroads is also in a wait-and-see crouch, with officials saying they have no immediate plans to buttress the Republican nominee. Both it and the Kochs’ network are now expected to focus more on aiding Republicans’ efforts to retain their majority in the Senate.
Do the Kochs and Rove have enough money to cover up the stench of Trump? No. But that's not going to stop them from trying. The Kochs alone have pledged something like $900 million to the 2016 Republican effort, and they're going to do their damnedest to keep the Senate their own private petting zoo.
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