JOE PITTS: Donald Trump Finally Has Republicans On Offense

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

I spent 20 years in Congress and for much of that time Barack Obama was president. We were almost always on defense, and victories usually meant stopping the Obama administration from advancing its left-wing agenda…

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