GOP rallies behind tax cuts after senators’ attack on President Trump

Published 7:39 am Thursday, October 26, 2017

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans showed scant signs Wednesday of turning on Donald Trump, rallying instead behind their party’s tax-cutting plans a day after a pair of prominent GOP senators denounced the president in scathing terms.

“I just think that right now our members are pretty well convinced that we need to put some points on the board, get some wins,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 3 Senate Republican leader. “So I think the cohesion in the conference right now is pretty strong, particularly on the issue of tax reform.”

Thune’s comments came after an uncommon day in which GOP Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee openly assailed the president. Flake accused Trump of “a flagrant disregard for truth and decency” while Corker said he was “untruthful” and debasing the nation.

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