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In early February, shortly after his inauguration, two of Donald Trump’s top political aides were invited to Capitol Hill where they delivered an early warning sign to Republican chiefs of staff. Deputy chief of staff James Blair and White House political strategist Matt Brasseaux told Senate chiefs of staff that without Trump on the ballot, their best chance of winning reelection would be to fully embrace the president’s agenda, according to two people who attended.
