How loyalty to Trump could become the latest wedge threatening to divide Republicans

Published January 20, 2024 7:00am ET



Former President Donald Trump‘s penchant for punishing GOP detractors is trickling down to Congress as some of his most ardent supporters are using loyalty to the former president as a litmus test for the Republican Party.

House Republican disagreements between conservatives and centrist lawmakers on government funding and leadership have been a mainstay since the GOP won back a slim majority in 2022. But that infighting is spilling over into the 2024 presidential primary, threatening to further fracture the already-fraught GOP caucus.

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