Column | Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Close your eyes and get there," Trump told the GOP lawmakers.
52% : But it really is looking for a purpose when Trump is the president," Massie said.
52% : This catchall legislation is designed to also include trillions of dollars in extended tax cuts, increased border security funds and other matters.
50% : In the four big votes so far, Trump ordered these conservatives to fall in line, and they all did.
48% : Senate Republicans approved language that they said was a signal to the House to spare Medicaid from deep cuts.
45% : She is adamantly opposed to deep cuts to Medicaid, which is the obvious target that House conservatives were eyeing when they demanded $880 billion in savings from the committee that oversees that health program.
34% : Then, Trump got on the phone with the holdouts and told them to vote for Johnson.
32% : To some former allies, the gang has morphed into an attention-seeking group that will ultimately support whatever Trump wants, giving up their past ideological purist ways on issues like bringing down the national debt.
29% : It used to be a voting bloc, and I think it served some purpose when Trump is not president.
20% : Instead, Trump pushed Republicans to back Johnson on all four of those votes.
16% : Ultimately, Massie said the caucus -- which he never formally joined but whose members have included some of his closest friends -- now suffers an identity crisis with Trump in office.

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