Former President Trump is scheduled to meet with the Republican Senate leadership in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, sources confirmed to The Hill.
The former president is in the nation’s capital for a panel hosted by the Business Roundtable, after which he will meet with Republican senators for policy-focused discussions ahead of the November elections.
A spokesman for Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the third-ranking Republican senator and spearhead of the party’s messaging, told The Hill that he had invited Trump to the Senate Republican Conference to discuss governing challenges through the summer and into 2025.
“We believe it would be beneficial to hear directly from former President Trump about his plans over the summer and share our thinking on his strategic governance agenda for 2025,” Barrasso told Senate Republicans, according to an email obtained by The Hill.
A senior Trump campaign official said the meeting would “examine policies that will save our country, including Trump’s promise that Social Security and Medicare cuts will not impact our seniors; policies that actually secure our borders and make our communities safe again; an America First foreign policy that will bring back peace through strength and global leadership; and an economic package of tax cuts that will reignite the vibrant Trump economy of years ago.”
Most Senate Republican conferences take place on Capitol Hill, but this one will be held off campus.
The former president’s Washington meeting came just days after he was convicted of falsifying 34 business records. Most Senate Republicans have supported Trump despite his conviction, and several conservative senators, including his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), traveled to Manhattan to support him during the trial.
But Trump has a strained relationship with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has said he will step down as party leader after the November election. The two have not spoken in years, but McConnell endorsed Trump’s White House bid in March.
The former president has stronger ties to Barrasso, Vance and other members of the Republican conference, including Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who is vying to succeed McConnell.
