Axios is reporting that the Trump political team has a five-step plan to keep the GOP in control of the U.S. Congress in 2026. The GOP majority now stands at 220 to 215 seats (not including vacancies). The Republicans are concerned that a House Democrat majority (or a Senate majority) is very likely to impeach the president, again, and otherwise block his agenda.
The five steps for this GOP plan are as follows:
Trying to prevent retirements;
Spending big;
Taking primary challengers off the table;
Raising gobs more money;
Ramping up recruiting.
It is rare for a U.S. President to be so focused on the smaller strategic political moves in attempting to hold onto the House. Normally, that is more the job of the House Speaker and NRCC Chairman, in this case, Mike Johnson and Richard Hudson, respectively.
We can see that this report may indeed be true based on recent…
