Thune and Johnson both plan to attend Trump's Dallas convention

House and Senate Republican leaders, including Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson, plan to attend President Trump's midterm convention in Dallas this September. According to Axios, the event creates a difficult political calculation for Republican candidates in tight races: attend to secure money and Trump's support, or stay home to create distance from a president with declining approval ratings. Party leadership has concluded that presenting a unified front behind Trump offers their best chance at victory, though some vulnerable candidates are clearly hesitant. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who represents the only state Trump lost in the twenty twenty election, is unlikely to attend, instead focusing on campaigning in her home state — a notable break from the broader GOP alignment.

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