But Trump's moves to rail against his own party could end up backfiring, not only in November, but if Republicans, especially members newly-embolded by a primary defeat, feel more free to push back against the president and his agenda.
"Maybe he doesn't think he needs us," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, told reporters on Tuesday. "But I don't know. Last I checked, the laws don't just appear before his desk to be signed."
