Republican senators who have been at odds with President Donald Trump in recent weeks will have a chance to confront him face-to-face when he attends a party luncheon in the Capitol on Wednesday. Senators said Tuesday that they hope the closed-door meeting will focus on unity, not disagreement.

Trump’s Recent Actions

Trump has abruptly blocked Senate Republicans from confirming one of his own nominees, asked them to fund parts of his White House ballroom project despite opposition, and forced them to defend his Iran war even as they question the strategy and endgame. Trump has also helped whittle down his own support in the Senate after endorsing primary challengers to two GOP incumbents who were previously reliable votes for his agenda — Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said a lot of his complaints with the administration have already been communicated. He said he hopes the meeting will be “conciliatory.” Trump is also pushing the Senate for months to eliminate the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, which would create strict new requirements for voters to prove citizenship and show voter ID at the polls.

SAVE America Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has said there aren’t enough votes to scrap the filibuster that triggers a 60-vote threshold to pass most bills in the 53-47 Senate. And Democrats are uniformly opposed to the bill. Thune devoted weeks of floor time to the voting bill earlier this year and has said he supports it.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.