WSJ: Trump May Have Cost GOP Its Senate Majority

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board:

A common feature of Donald Trump’s two terms as President is that he can’t stand political prosperity. When events are going in his direction, he has an uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword. The latest example came Sunday after GOP leaders dragged several holdouts across the line to vote aye and start debate over the Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill. The vote was 51-49, but Mr. Trump couldn’t leave victory alone.

Instead he unloaded on the two GOP dissenters, Rand Paul of Kentucky and especially Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Mr. Trump dumped three different Truth Social posts on Mr. Tillis, calling him a sellout, a “talker and complainer” and various other insults. GOP legislative reforms will have no chance if Democrats take the House in 2026. And if they also take the Senate, forget about confirming another Supreme Court nominee. The Trump Presidency will be dead in the water.

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The WSJ editorial board concludes that Donald Trump is tired of winning. “By driving Thom Tillis into retirement, Donald Trump is putting his own presidency at risk.” Of note— he didn’t manage to recruit Brian Kemp to the Senate either. https://t.co/jPezVGeZMH

— Patricia Murphy (@MurphyAJC) June 30, 2025