Senate Republicans hit their limit with Trump
The Daily Punch
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
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| 0:31.2 | Thank you. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News. It's Friday, May 21st, 26th. Let's get in the mix here. Are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, Senate Republicans prioritize their own future, distancing themselves from President Trump. Number two, the House staves off and Iran defeat for now. And number three, what Jody Arrington told us on flyout day. All right, Jake, let's get to it. We are closing out the week with a lead that reads this. Eventually, Senate Republicans were going to prioritize their own |
| 1:12.2 | political survival over President Donald Trump's wants and needs. They have, but it just might be |
| 1:18.6 | too late. What a stunning week when you look at where the president is, where Senate Republicans |
| 1:24.7 | are, and if you think back in the beginning of the second term of the president, there was |
| 1:29.8 | zero distance between Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill. |
| 1:33.2 | They would basically do anything that he wanted. |
| 1:35.7 | And now we are finally seeing a breaking point. |
| 1:38.6 | Yeah, no longer, Anna. |
| 1:39.8 | Yesterday was really just a head snapping day. |
| 1:43.7 | I mean, I went in, we all went into the day thinking that, in fact, we were talking about this not on flyout day, but at the flyout day at our townhouse. |
| 1:53.1 | You know, I thought that this reconciliation bill would pass. |
| 1:56.4 | Congress would go home for the Memorial Day recess, and that would be that. |
| 1:59.9 | I mean, the big question was, is the House going to pass it or not? |
| 2:02.8 | It wasn't what the Senate's going to do. |
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