{"id":6719,"date":"2018-03-26T17:52:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T00:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=6719"},"modified":"2018-03-26T17:52:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T00:52:39","slug":"trump-i-need-allies-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=6719","title":{"rendered":"Trump: \u2018I need allies\u2019 in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Trump<\/a><\/span>\u00a0following a Republican’s loss in a special Pennsylvania congressional election is encouraging voters to elect\u00a0candidates who will\u00a0support his agenda in the midterms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A Trump campaign email with the subject line \u201cI need Allies\u201d sent Saturday includes a survey for respondents to describe what qualities are most important to them in a candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201c2018 is our chance to elect TRUMP ALLIES to the House and Senate who will give you the agenda you voted for. No more obstruction! We want what we voted for!\u201d the email, which is signed by Trump, states.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut it cannot happen unless we put up GREAT candidates who stand by our values and prove to America that they have the fire to fight to Make America Great Again!\u201d he continues.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Despite early successes, Trump-backed candidates have not fared well in\u00a0a couple of recent elections.<\/p>\n

Democrat Conor Lamb\u00a0narrowly defeated<\/a>\u00a0Republican Rick Saccone in a special election for a Pennsylvania congressional seat earlier this month. Trump appeared at a rally for Saccone days before the election.<\/p>\n

Trump also\u00a0backed<\/a>\u00a0Republican Alabama Senate candidate\u00a0Roy Moore<\/a><\/span>, despite allegations he had inappropriate relationships with teenage girls when he was in his 30s. Moore lost to Democrat Doug Jones in a December special election.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s\u00a0email blast came shortly after Trump roiled lawmakers when he threatened to veto a spending bill that passed both Republican-controlled chambers of Congress. He\u00a0ultimately signed the bill<\/a>, citing the military funding it provides.<\/p>\n

He has also\u00a0expressed frustration<\/a>\u00a0with Democrats, claiming they are obstructing\u00a0the confirmation process for his nominees for various federal posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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