
Trump-Scott meeting comes amid former president's friction with McConnell
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Former President Trump’s expected to meet this week with Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), a source familiar with the meeting confirms to Fox News.
A GOP source with knowledge of the meeting told Fox News that the get-together, which was first reported by the Washington Post, is a check-in between the two leaders. Scott’s expected to give Trump an update on how efforts by the reelection arm of Senate Republicans to win back the chamber are proceeding as well as give an update on fundraising and discuss ways the former president can be helpful in electing Republicans in the 2022 midterms. The Senate is split 50-50 between the two parties, but the Democrats hold a razor-thin majority due to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris through her constitutional role as president of the Senate. That means the GOP only needs a one-seat pickup to regain the majority in next year’s midterms that it just lost in the 2020 election cycle.More Related News