Republicans resigned to suffering through Trump abuse

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The only hope for improved relations between President Trump and the Republican Congress might be for Trump to stop criticizing members of his own party, something that nobody expects to happen.

“I don’t know that there is much more Trump can do right now to rehabilitate himself with the Senate beyond keeping his mouth shut for a while,” said Rory Cooper, managing director of Purple Strategies and a former Republican aide on Capitol Hill.

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