Former President Donald Trump declared that he supports the senators he met with at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Thursday “1,000 percent” and that they are with him “1,000 percent.”
President Trump held a separate “unity” meeting with House Republicans earlier in the day, then met with Republican senators and delivered a short speech at the National Security Council in Washington, DC.
“This is a great group of people. I’m 1,000 percent with them and they’re 1,000 percent with me. We agree on just about everything and when we disagree we work it out,” he said.
“And … I’ve had really great relationships with almost everybody here, everybody here, almost every senator. And even if it’s not great, it will be resolved. We have one thing in mind, and that’s to make our country great,” he emphasized.
“You’re going to be elected or you’re going to be re-elected and re-elected,” Trump told Republican senators, predicting a “big win.”
Among those in attendance were Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming, National Conservation Council Chairman Steve Daines of Montana, Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri, J.D. Vance of Ohio, Roger Marshall of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas and Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
During this election cycle, the maps are heavily favorable to Republicans and unfavorable to Democrats, giving Republicans a golden opportunity to not only win a majority in the Senate, but a strong majority of seats.
Currently, Democrats and allied independents hold a 51-49 majority over Republicans by one seat. If Trump wins the White House, Republicans would need a net gain of one seat to take control of the House, which would give the Republican vice president a runoff vote.
But while Republicans have a realistic chance of winning the nine seats currently held by Democrats, Democrats’ best chances of flipping Republican seats are two that are downright unlikely: Republican-held Florida and Texas, where Democrats would have to defeat powerful incumbents Sens. Cruz and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
Daines told Breitbart News in February 2023 that this highlights “how beneficial the maps are to them.”
Republicans will be competing for seats currently held by Democrats in West Virginia, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Virginia and Nevada.
