Today’s notice: What Mike Johnnson reads. Amba$$adors. Talking out the budget. FEMA gets a break.
Fundraising in a Trade War
At a fundraiser for the NRCC last night, Donald Trump wisecracked about House Republicans feeling angsty about his tariff plans.
“I just saw it today, a couple of your congressmen, sir, ‘I think we should get involved in the negotiation of the tariffs,’” he said, pointing at Speaker Mike Johnson, who was sitting at a table near the stage. “Oh, that’s what I need, I need some guy telling me how to negotiate. Ay-yi-yi.”
The black tie event at the National Building Museum was a celebration, with Rep. Richard Hudson, the NRCC’s chair, announcing that the committee has raised $35.2 million for its candidates. That’s the good news. The bad news is they’ll need more, and Republicans have to raise it during this period of economic upheaval.