President Donald Trump’s most senior advisers reportedly convened in Washington on Tuesday. The closed-door session focused on reviewing the Republican Party’s strategy with the November midterm elections fast approaching.
Donald Trump’s advisers reportedly met to discuss midterms
According to a report from Axios, the gathering at the Four Seasons hotel brought together Donald Trump’s top advisers from both inside and outside the White House. The group reviewed internal polling data, tested campaign messaging, and mapped out how to deploy a substantial war chest in the final stretch before voters head to the polls.
The meeting is the second in a series of regular summits designed to align the Republican National Committee, its candidates, and Trump’s wider political machinery. The president himself did not attend, but the room was reportedly filled with the architects of his movement.
Tony Fabrizio, Trump’s longtime pollster, gave a detailed presentation on the midterm scene. James Blair, who runs the president’s political operations, outlined the execution plan alongside White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and former campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita. RNC chair Joe Gruters, a close Wiles ally, also joined, along with several Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was absent, as he was on official business in Manila.
A central topic was financial firepower. Trump’s super PAC and the RNC are sitting on roughly $530 million. The core question for the team is deciding precisely how, when, and where to spend it. One Trump operative familiar with the discussions claimed a bullish mood. “The Trump tax cuts have saved people real money, and the president is keeping Americans safe,” the operative alleged. “We have the manpower, the message and the money to make that clear.”
Republicans face considerable headwinds. Donald Trump’s approval rating nationally sits at 37 percent against 58 percent disapproval, a net score of -21, according to a recent Civiqs analysis of over 117,000 registered voters. The state-level picture is equally stark, with the president now underwater in every major battleground that once looked competitive. Even Kentucky, which began his second term at +23 net approval, has collapsed to zero.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.com.
