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>GOP frustration mounts as Trump
>focuses on Jan. 6
>02/08/22
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>Republicans are growing increasingly
>frustrated by former President Trump�s
>renewed focus on the Jan. 6, 2021,
>riot on Capitol Hill, worried that it
>could throw a wrench into their midterm
>plans as they seek to retake Congress.
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>Barely over a month ago, Trump was
>talking up his administration�s success
>with the coronavirus vaccines. But in
>recent weeks he tacked back to focusing
>on the 2020 election and the insurrection,
>claiming former Vice President Mike Pence
>could have �overturned� the election and
>floating pardons for the rioters.
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> That red-meat rhetoric is expected to
>play well with Trump�s hardcore base, but
>Republicans say it�s not effective for
>winning over the swing voters the party
>needs this November at a time when
>President Biden�s low approval ratings
>are blowing wind in the GOP�s sails.
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> Republicans for more than a year have
>grimaced over Trump�s rhetoric surrounding
>the Capitol riot, which unsuccessfully
>sought to overturn President Biden�s 2020
>victory. But Trump has doubled down in
>recent weeks on his bombast.
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>Even those supportive of Trump have
>expressed frustration with the former
>president�s bluster.
>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/593198-gop-frustration-mounts-as-t
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