Trump: GOP senators who do not include him will ‘lose their election’

President TrumpDonald John TrumpNew Bob Woodward book will contain details of 25 personal letters between Trump and Kim Jong Un On The Money: Pelosi, Mnuchin talk, but make no progress on ending stalemate | Trump seizes ‘third track’ of policy with payroll tax break | Trump uses racist tropes to repeat honest housing to ‘suburban housewife’. Biden commemorates anniversary of Charlottesville’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally: ‘We are in a battle for the soul of our nation’ MORE on Thursday warned that GOP Senate candidates who did not fully cover him would lose their election, a warning shot for some moderates who have kept their distance from the president.

Trump called in Maria BartiromoMaria Sara BartiromoOn The Money: Pelosi, Mnuchin chat but make no progress with ending stalemate | Trump seizes ‘third track’ of policy with payroll tax break | Trump uses racist tropes to repeat honest housing to ‘suburban housewife’ Trump repeats honest housing to ‘suburban housewife’ with racist troop GOP legislator: Democratic party ‘was once mudder’ MOREThe show on Fox Business Network, where he suggested that Republicans would take back control of the House despite a bit of questioning to support that argument. But he acknowledged that it was perhaps more difficult for the GOP to maintain its slim majority in the Senate.

“We are fighting very hard in the Senate. I will be honest, the Senate is tough,” Trump said. “We have a few people who do not support Trump as much as they should be and those people will lose their elections.”

“Those who do not support, and I’m just talking, look … you have a few people who want to be nice, and those people will lose their election,” Trump added. “And that’s a problem for the Senate.”

The president did not provide specific names of Republicans he felt were not sufficiently supportive of him. But there are a number of GOP senators in tough reelection bids, including Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsProgressive Jewish group underlines Biden poll: Gideon leads Collins by 8 points in Maine Senate race The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Speculation about Biden’s running mate announcement MAY (R-Maine), Cory GardnerCory Scott GardnerMcConnell warns of House control ‘could go either way’ in November First Chamber Democrats ask Trump to take back controversial public land nominees The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Speculation over Biden’s running mate announcement MORE (R-Colo.), Joni Ernst12:30 Report by Joni Kay ErnstThe Hill – Speculation over Biden Davis’ running mate announcement: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators to remain silent on Donald Trump Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, Trump wins ire MORE (R-Iowa), Martha McSallly (R-Ariz.) En Thom Tillis12:30 Report by Thomas (Thom) Roland TillisThe Hill – Speculation over Biden Davis’ running mate announcement: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators to remain silent on Donald Trump Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, Trump wins ire MORE (RN.C.).

Collins, in particular, has maintained her distance from Trump, sometimes criticizing the president’s behavior and rhetoric, saying she does not believe she will run a campaign against presumptive Democratic nominees. Joe BidenJoe BidenRon Johnson signals some GOP senators worried about his probes during the Obama era On The Money: Pelosi, Mnuchin talk, but make no progress in ending stalmate | Trump seizes ‘third track’ of policy with payroll tax break | Trump uses racist tropes to repeat honest housing to ‘suburban housewife’. Biden commemorates anniversary of Charlottesville’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally: ‘We are in a battle for the soul of our nation’ MORE.

The Washington Post first reported that Ernst and Perdue’s first batch of campaign advertising had no mention of Trump, whose approval rating as president has rarely risen above the 40 percent low range and whose treatment of the coronavirus pandemic has received even lower marks. .

The president’s remarks on Thursday echoed his attacks on House candidates who lost their seats in mid-2018, costing the GOP its majority. During a press conference the day after the vote, Trump called on lawmakers by name and accused them of failing to campaign with him.