President-elect Trump is heading to the Capitol Wednesday night to meet with Senate Republicans and visit the Rotunda where the late former President Carter is buried.
With Inauguration Day just weeks away, Trump will discuss his legislative priorities in a private meeting with Republican allies. Earlier this week, the president-elect signaled support for passing these priorities, including border security and tax cuts, in a single reconciliation bill, as Republicans look to narrowly support his policies.
With confirmation hearings scheduled for next week in the Senate, President Trump's Cabinet nominations are also likely to be a topic of discussion among lawmakers.
While on the Hill, President Trump plans to pay tribute to Carter, who died just before the new year. On Tuesday, President Trump said he respected the late Democrat despite their policy differences, but criticized Carter's comments. symbolic sale Panama Canal in 1977.
“I liked him as a man. I didn't agree with his policies,” President Trump said Wednesday at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. “So he thought it was a good thing to give away the Panama Canal. I think that cost him the election. That and the hostages.”
The canal, which President Trump has said he would take back from Panama, has become a legislative priority for the president back in Washington. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R.S., an ally of President Trump, said he would introduce legislation to start the process early Wednesday.
NewsNation announced that former first lady Melania Trump will join her husband in Washington on Thursday.
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