The Senate Republican Conference is starting to sound like their House GOP counterparts - a complete mess.
Some GOP senators openly called out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during that session, questioning whether the Kentucky Republican is using a tentative immigration and border security package as an end run with Democrats to help push through more money for Ukraine.
Inside the room: At Tuesday's lunch, McConnell pushed back on the Ukraine criticism, pointing out that his Republican colleagues have talked for months about the war with Russia and what the U.S. should do to help.
McConnell's repeated health problems last year led some Republicans to suggest he should be replaced by one of the "Three Johns" - Senate Minority Whip John Thune, Sen. John Barrasso or Sen. John Cornyn.
Trump countered by urging Republicans to replace McConnell, but the Senate Republican Conference ignored that.
This is what Senate Republican leaders have been warning privately for weeks, especially to those GOP lawmakers up for reelection in 2024.
Quite predictably, a handful of Senate Republican holdouts are now rallying around him.
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