President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill to unite the party behind his legislative agenda.
Trump held private meetings with GOP senators to discuss a strategy to tackle the party’s priorities, which include border security, tax cuts, and a reduction in government spending.
“We’re going to govern by common sense,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening.
The president-elect will be entering his second term in the White House from a position of strength, with both chambers of the new Congress controlled by Republicans.
As the majorities in both chambers are slim, GOP lawmakers must be on the same page and can’t afford defections….