“Senate Republicans went into a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday night hoping he would settle on a strategy for enacting the heart of his legislative agenda. Instead, they left two hours later with a total lack of clarity,” Politico reports.
“Emerging from a Capitol meeting room, Trump told reporters that it ‘doesn’t matter to me’ which strategy Republicans take to pass a sweeping tax, energy and border package.”
Said Trump: “Whether it’s one bill or two bills, it’s going to get done one way or the other. The end result is the same.”
Playbook: “Frankly, he has a point. They may well try to do one bill first, and then split it into two if needed. The question then is this: If they pursue the single-bill approach, forestalling a major legislative win in his first 100 days, how long a runway do House Republicans get before their Senate counterparts — or Trump, for that matter — get antsy?”
Punchbowl News: Trump leans towards Mike Johnson in reconciliation.
