Trump sees limits to his GOP sway as infrastructure advances: The Note

Former President Donald Trump is warning his party to hold out, yet key GOP lawmakers either are not listening or do not care.

The TAKE with Rick Klein The coming days figure to be defined by who and what gives on the Democratic side, with President Joe Biden's own party forced to confront divisions in seeking to pass the largest pieces of their collective agenda. But that only matters because Senate Republicans are there to help things along. Former President Donald Trump is warning his party to hold out, yet key GOP lawmakers either are not listening or do not care. For all the sway Trump holds over the direction of the Republican Party, his denunciations of the bipartisan infrastructure package have been largely ignored. A weekend procedural vote that came after a Congressional Budget Office estimate was released drew support from 18 Republicans, a total that includes a few who initially voted against starting debate on the bill.